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The first rule that almost every high-tech entrepreneur or beginner businessman learns, even before he is weaned of the use of diapers, is that no information should be given before signing a confidentiality agreement. The first law that learns a beginner lawyer in the field is that it usually turns out that no agreements are […]

An article on the importance of using duly made written agreements, with proper legal advice, when working with service providers regarding the intellectual property of the business. The article was written by Doron Afik, Esq. from Afik & Co.

An article dealing with the importance of proper drafting, by an experienced lawyer, of non disclosure agreements and the protection of intellectual property. The article was written by Doron Afik, Esq. of Afik & Co., Attorneys and Notary.

An article about the complexity of producing a TV or other show and the importance of legal advice from early stages. The article was written by advocate Adi Marcus of Afik & Co., who also serves as inhouse legal counsel in Reshet (Channel 2) for over 10 years and advises TV productions even today, including the recent “Big Brother” TV show.

An article on the legal implications of using a business on social networks and the need for ongoing legal support when doing so

An article on the importance of creating an employment agreement arranged through a lawyer who also understands the subject of intellectual property to ensure that the rights in the employees' labor products belong to the employer and not to the employees

The process of getting a creative work our of the drawer and published is a very important part of realizing its potential. However, along with the understandable desire of the creator to maximize the work’s potential (after all, what good is an idea for a script or an app if such remain known only to […]

Registering a trademark is a relatively simple procedure, but it is a significant step in starting a new business, so it is important to do it correctly, as soon as practical, and using an experienced lawyer. Incorrect, or late, registration may create issues later on, which will render the protection ineffective and may cause additional […]

The owner of an international brand suddenly discovers that products bearing the name of the brand are distributed in Israel but such are fake products that were not produced by it or under license.  One may of course approach the authorities but such do not always conduct their duty in the required speed.  The brand […]

Israeli law grants the creator of a creation ‘moral right’ to receive credit for the work to the extent and scope appropriate under the circumstances. The question is what will be considered as the proper extent and scope under the circumstances?  When broadcasting a song, for example, is there an obligation to list all those […]

The public nature of the legal process is part of the foundations of the legal system practiced in Israel.  However, sometimes the publicity may cause damage to a party and the mere threat of public proceeding may constitute a real risk that may induce payment. In other cases, one of the parties may want the […]

The recent landmark decision delivered in the case of The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford & Ors. Versus Ratneshwari Photocopy Services & Ant\, by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, has amplified the meaning of ‘Fair Use’ under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (Act) in the interest of public at […]

Trade mark registration bestows upon its owner the exclusive right of using it, but is there a protection in Israel also for international well knows marks that were not registered in Israel, but are identified with the product? Can one use such mark in Israel without the permission of its owner,  where the mark is […]

An Employer summoned an employee to a hearing prior to termination. Moments after the termination the employee began working for a competitor. A Routine inspection revealed that prior to the hearing the employee entered an employer’s confidential database and passed it on to his computer at work, with a heavy suspicion that the employee sent […]

Many employers have their employees sign employment agreements that include strict stipulations regarding the maintaining of the confidentiality of information received by the employee during employment with the employer and prohibit any use of such information after the termination of employment. However, many employees wish to make use of skills, knowledge and experience acquired in […]

Accumulating a good business reputation often takes a long time and certainly requiers investing many resources and effort. Sometimes business competitors or imitators attempt seek to ‘shorten processes’ by adopting trade names or using symbols that belong to other businesses in order to unfairly attract customers to their business. What protection does the law provide? […]

A client of our firm discovered that an Internet search of his shop name reaches a domain of another business, although such other business name is not even similar to the said domain name. The meaning of this is that potential customers seeking the name of the ship will reach the other business. Is there […]

A person searches his name in an Internet search engine just out of curiosity and learn, to his surprise, that the first result includes a quotation that jeopardizes his reputation. He turns to the website to which the result leads but the owner of the website refuses to change the content of the website. Is […]

Trademark registration is an important step in the protection of intellectual property rights of any business. Trademark registration allows the owner to protect the identification mark of the business but the scope of the trade mark protection is territorial and limited only to the jurisdiction of registration. Can an international business protect its trademark in […]

A distributor of products operates for many years and gains a long list of clients. Does the distributor has its own independent reputation or does all reputation belong to the manufacturer? Reputation is the gained benefits of the business due to its unique properties. It is important to determine whether the reputation belongs to the […]

Singer Britney Spears recently moved the Tel Aviv District Court for an injunction against an Israeli trader, allegedly importing fake perfumes bearing the “Britney Spears” brand, a brand registered in Israel as a trademark, all in infringement of the trademark and her intellectual property rights. In that certain case the packaging and the unique shape […]

An online store owner marketing a product copied pictures of the product that he found online. Shortly thereafter he received a letter from the photographer who claimed to be entitled to compensation without proof of damage at ILS 100,000 for infringement of copyrights for each infringement separately. While copyright is worthy of protection, recently we […]

If you are the happy owner of a small or medium business, you may very well have taken care to settle many issues in the life of the business, but you have neglected to protect one of the elements that make up its reputation – the trademark of the business. The trademark is part of […]

There are different justifications for copyright protection, and they are usually divided into two groups: the protection of the author’s natural right to the fruits of his labor, and economic-utilitarian justifications: without protection there would be no incentive for creation and investment. The law currently protects not only from direct copyright infringement – for example, […]