Israel Patent Office Annual Report
2013
Ministry of JusticeThe Israel
Patent Office
2013 Israel Patent OfficeAnnual Report The Israel
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Preface from the Director of the Israel Patent Office
The Israel Patent Office (ILPO) is glad to present to the users and stakeholders in the field of industrial intellectual
property in Israel its annual report summarizing its main activities in 2013.
Differing from other years, this report focuses on quantitative data regarding the ILPO’s main activities which were
found to attract the public attention. We hope that this focus will serve best the readers and will expose the data to a
wider crowd.
Patent Examination
2013 has been the first full work year of the ILPO operating as an International Searching and Preliminary Examining
Authority (ISA/IPEA) under the PCT. Throughout the year many resources were allocated for compliance with this new
task, while the department strove to keep meeting its preceding objectives regarding the amount of first examinations
of national phase applications and time frames for re-examination of these applications.
At the end of 2013, 21 cadets successfully finished their cadet course exams thus ending a two years period of studying
and training. They began operating as patent examiners, in the scope of 101 qualified and certified patent examiners
at the ILPO.
2013 was marked by targeted efforts to maintain and improve the quality of the examinations, through improvement
of the examination procedures and the building of a phrases database that addresses most of the office actions,
and by keeping a strict policy regarding periodic and continuous quality checks, performed in different stages of the
examination. In addition, during the past year the department has expanded the number of search databases available
to the examiners, including the Asia Translation Collection database which grants access to all the Patent applications
from China, Japan and South Korea.
In 2013 the Patent Formalities Department’s capabilities were enhanced by a document scanning capability designed to
support the examination of online patent applications, which will be displayed for public viewing on the ILPO website.
This is another step towards transition into a fully integrated online system for online service expected to become
operational during 2014.
PCT
Overall, 2013 shows an increase in the number of international applications filed by Israeli applicants to the ILPO as
their Receiving Office, which amounts to 1,199 applications (compared to 1,062 applications in 2012). Furthermore,
the ILPO’s international operations of ISA/IPEA have increasingly developed, gaining a high designation rate of 55% of
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Israeli applicants, who are free to choose between the ILPO, EPO and the USPTO. In addition, during 2013, 192 Israeli
applicants, who filed their applications via the International Bureau in Geneva, have designated the ILPO as their ISA/
IPEA. These figures indicate the growing confidence of the Israeli applicants in the ILPO’s capabilities.
Over the past year updates were made to the PCT Department’s computer system in order to improve the efficiency of
the formal as well the substantial PCT examination and to reduce the possibility for human errors. In this year, 92% of
the applications filed with the ILPO as a receiving office, were filed online via the department’s electronic filing system.
Design
2013 was characterized by intensive training of new cadets and by specifying and developing a new information and
operation system, expected to become operational in the midst of 2014. These investments in infrastructure, some of
which carried out in light of the expected enactment of a new Design Law that was published as memorandum for
public comments in 2013, have led to a certain time increase in pendency for the examinations. However, it appears that
the short pendency delays will bring to future improvement of the department’s overall work.
Trademarks
2013 was marked by a high work load, resulting from the dramatic increase in the number of classes filed in Israel by
international applicants for registration via the Madrid Protocol. This trend has been on the rise for several years – in
2010, 9,942 classes were filed, in 2011 the number rose to 15, 542 classes, in 2012 16,884 classes and in 2013 the
number increased to 18,409 filed classes.
In light of this uptrend, the department invested its efforts in increasing the amounts of classes examined. In 2012 9,258
classes were examined in first examination and 7,514 classes in second examination. Nevertheless, in 2013 the number
went up to 17,281 classes examined in first examination and 10,299 classes examined in second examination, with no
significant increase in the department’s personnel.
International Activities
Throughout 2013 the ILPO continued to deepen and extend the scope of cooperation with foreign Patent Offices and
International Organizations on one hand and with Academic institutions and the applicants on the other hand. In such
scope, in May 2013 the ILPO conducted a seminar on conflict resolution in cooperation with WIPO and the Law Faculty
of the Hebrew University and in June 2013 a training seminar on Electronic Filing was held in the PCT Department.
The ILPO takes part in several PPH arrangements aimed at expediting and improving patent examination procedures
through cooperation between patent offices. In 2013 the ILPO started initiating further PCT PPH arrangements
designed to use the outcomes of the ISA/IPEA. The ILPO currently holds PPH and PCT PPH arrangements with the
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Patent Offices of the United States, Finland, Denmark, Canada and Japan. During 2013 the ILPO began operating PPH
PCT arrangements also with the Patent offices of South Korea and Spain.
In 2013 the ILPO prepared and launched communication capability with WIPO CASE, a global system for data transfer
between Patent offices around the world. This capability is expected to contribute to improving and shortening national
phase application, starting 2014 onwards.
Every year, the ILPO organizes an in-house one-week course for examiners from foreign Patent Offices who are
sponsored by the WIPO Academy. The course provides insight into the legal and professional issues that are at the
focal point of IP registration in Israel, with particular emphasis on the area of Pharmaceuticals related innovations.
In 2013 twelve examiners and department managers participated in the course. Ten participants arrived through the
WIPO Academy from Central and South America (Argentina, Chile, Guatemala), Eastern Europe (Croatia and Ukraine),
Asia (Nepal, Philippines and Vietnam) and Africa (Kenya and Uganda), along with two examiners who were invited as
part of the ILPO’s relations with the Patent Office of the PRC, SIPO.
Improving the ILPO website
During 2013 an extensive amount of work was put into improvement of the ILPO website and its accessibility to the
general public. Among other improvements, the website was added with a search component indicating the progress
status of returning requests examinations per each examiner.
Quality Assurance in the ILPO
In 2013 all of the ILPO departments and activities have successfully passed the annually certification review for the
ISO 9001 quality standard conducted by the Standards Institution of Israel. Maintaining quality is a continuous process
in which, among other things, the ILPO departments conduct training and update internal work procedures. Significant
parts of these procedures are open for public review in our website.
As part of its commitment to quality and improvement, in the beginning of 2013 the ILPO conducted a satisfaction
survey among its website users for 2012, and was graded 4.11 points out of 5, an increase of 8% from the previous
survey of 2011. Compared with that former survey, the results indicate quality improvement in some departments
and quality decrease in others. Accordingly, during 2013 the ILPO under took corrective actions to Improve quality in
various departments.
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As shown in the above text and from the variety of data specified in this report, the ILPO remains oriented to improving
the service provided to the public in the various fields under its responsibilities. For these efforts and in particular for its
achievements in connection with establishing the new operations as ISA/IPEA, in 2013 the ILPO received the tribute for
outstanding units in streamlining and reducing bureaucracy from the Israeli Civil Service Commission.
Ensuring an effective registration system of industrial intellectual property rights provides an essential contribution to
sustaining Israel’s status as a leader in technological innovation. For that instance, in 2013 Israel has maintained its no.
14th position in the GII, the global innovation index of WIPO.
This report provides merely a glimpse of the ILPO widespread activity in 2013 – a fruitful activity that was achieved
through the considerable efforts of all ILPO employees, to whom this report is dedicated.
Sincerely,
Asa Kling
Director of the Israel Patent Office
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Table of content
1. Patent and PCT Departments
a. Examinations Data
b. Acceleration of Examinations
c. Legal Proceedings in the Patent Department
d. Administrative Decisions Issued by the PCT Department
e. Israel’s International Profile in the Field of Patents
f. Israel’s International Profile in the Field of PCT
2. Designs Department
a. Examinations Data
b. Israel’s International Profile in the Field of Designs
3. Trademarks Department
a. Examinations Data
b. Legal Proceedings in the Trademarks Department
c. Israel’s International Profile in the Field of Trademarks
• Freedom of Information Law
The information presented in this annual report is aimed at giving the reader an overview of the activities carried out at the Israel Patent Office and the scope of the legal framework within which it acts. The report is not meant to provide any legal advice or exhaustive review of the law. As such, this report does not present a comprehensive analysis of the ILPO’s policies but a general basic description is provided.
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List of Charts
Chart 1. Patent Applications Filed vs. Patents Granted in 2003-2013
Chart 2. Patent Applications Claiming Priority Right Filed at the ILPO in 2003-2013
Chart 3. Average Pendency (months) for First Examination in 2003-2013 (by classification)
Chart 4. Average Pendency (months) for Second Examination of Applications 2003-2013 (by classification)
Chart 5. Average of Total Time from Beginning of Examination (months) in Patent Application in 2006-2013
(by classification)
Chart 6. Average of Total Time from Beginning of Examination (months) in Patent Application in 2006-2013
(by fields)
Chart 7. Patent Applications Filed in 2013 (by fields)
Chart 8. Designation of International Search Authorities by Israeli Applicants in 2003-2013
Chart 9. Punctuality in Sending International Search Reports (ISR’s) to the International Bureau (IB) in 2012
Chart 10. Israeli Applicants vs. Foreign Applicants in 2003-2013
Chart 11. Patents Granted to Israeli Applicants vs. Patents Granted to Foreign Applicants in 2003-2013
Chart 12. Patent Applications Closed in 2012-2013 (by fields)
Chart 13. Patent Applications Actively Abandoned by the Applicant in 2011-2013
Chart 14. Use of Section 17(c) to the Patents Law in 2006-2013 (by fields)
Chart 15. Received Applications via Section 17(c) to the Patents Law vs. All Received Applications in 2006-2013
Chart 16. Status of Accelerated Examination Applications According to Regulation 35 to the Patents Regulations in
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Chart 17. Amount of Patent Applications in the Status of “Green Application” for Accelerated Examination in 2010-
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Chart 18. Divisional Applications in 2011-2013 (by classifications)
Chart 19. Divisional Applications in 2011-2013 (by fields)
Chart 20. Patent of Addition Applications in 2011-2013 (by classifications)
Chart 21. Amount of Oppositions vs. the Amount of Patent Applications Granted in 2003-2013
Chart 22. Amount of Oppositions filed in 2003-2013 (by classifications)
Chart 23. Total Patent Applications Filed in 2012 – by Office of Origin (Israel ranked 24th)
Chart 24. Total Patent Granted in 2012 – by Office of Origin (Israel ranked 21st)
Chart 25. Total Patents in Force in 2012 (Israel ranked 24th)
Chart 26. Rate of Patent Applications in 2012 by Fields: Israel vs. the Rest of the World
Chart 27. Patent Applications per US $ 1.0 Billion GNP in 2012 (Israel ranked 29th)
Chart 28. PCT Application Filed in the Israeli Receiving office in 1996-2013
Chart 29. PCT Applications by Method of Filing in 2011-2013 (by percentage)
Chart 30. PCT Applications in 2012 – by Receiving Office (Israel ranked 17th)
Chart 31. PCT Applications in 2012 – by Country of Origin (Israel ranked 17th)
Chart 32. Timeliness in Transmitting PCT Applications to the International bureau in 2012 (Israel ranked 2nd)
Chart 33. Rate of PCT Applications in 2012 by Fields: Israel vs. the Rest of the World
Chart 34. Design Applications vs. Registered Designs in 2003-2013
Chart 35. Design Applications Filed in 2013 – by Classification
Chart 36. Registered Designs in 2013 – by Classifications
Chart 37. Average Pendency for Design First Examination in 2008-20013 (months)
Chart 38. Design Applications in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 25th)
Chart 39. Registered Designs in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 31st)
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Chart 40. Trademarks Applications and Registered Trademarks in 2003-2013
Chart 41. Applications and New Classes Filed and Registered Trademarks and Classes in 2003-2013
Chart 42. Trademarks Application in 2013 – by Classes
Chart 43. Registered Trademarks in 2013 – by Classes
Chart 44. National and International Applications closed in 2013
Chart 45. Application examined in First and Second Examinations and Pendency (in days) for these Examinations in
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Chart 46. Trademarks in Force Including Classes in Israel in 2003-2013
Chart 47. Total Trademarks Registered in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 46th)
Chart 48. Total Trademarks Registered in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 54th)
Chart 49. Designation of International Application Filed through the Madrid Protocol in 2012 – by Countries (Israel
ranked 19th)
Chart 50. Trademarks in Force World Wide in 2012 - by countries (Israel ranked 30th)
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List of Tables
Table 1. Patent Applications Filed and Granted in the ILPO in 2013 – by Country of Origin
Table 2. Leading Foreign Applicants in Filing Patent Applications in 2013
Table 3. Leading Foreign Applicants that Obtained Patent Registration in 2013
Table 4. Leading Domestic Applicants in Filing Patent Applications in 2013
Table 5. Leading Domestic Applicants that Obtained Patent Registration in 2013
Table 6. Leading Applicants in Filing PCT Applications at the ILPO as Receiving Office in 2013
Table 7. Pending Legal Proceedings in the ILPO by the End of 2013
Table 8. Status of Oppositions to Patent Applications During 2013
Table 9. Administrative Decisions Issued at the PCT Department in 2013
Table 10. Design Applications Filed and Registered at the ILPO in 2013 – by Countries
Table 11. Design Applications Filed at the ILPO in 2013 – by Classifications
Table 12. Trademarks Applications Filed in 2013 – by Countries
Table 13. Leading Applicants in Filing Trademarks Applications in 2013
Table 14. Leading Applicants in Registration of Trademarks in 2013
Table 15. Legal Proceedings Regarding Trademarks in 2013
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a. Examination Data
Chart 1. Patent Applications Filed vs. Patents Granted in 2003-2013
2013 witnessed a decline of 9% in the amount of patent applications filed in Israel. This decline continues a trend dating
back to 2011. It should be noted that starting from 2012 there has been a change in the application fees, establishing a
discount for companies having a turn-over of less then 10 Million NIS.
The number of granted patents in 2013 is greater than the number of granted patents in 2012, as a result of streamlining
the applications’ preparation process and due to reducing the average examination time.
Chart 2. Patent Applications Claiming Priority Right Filed at the ILPO in 2003-2013
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Chart 3. Average Pendency (in months) for First Examination in 2003-2013 (by classification)
Chart 3 indicates that during 2013 the streamlining in patent examiners work continued, resulting in reducing the
pendency for first examination to an average of 28 months. This streamlining took place despite the additional work
load added to the department, following the ILPO transition to an International Searching and Preliminary Examining
Authority.
This time reduction trend is evident in the fields of Biotechnology and Chemistry, which account for most of the
applications filed at the ILPO. However, in the fields of Mechanics, Electronics, Telecommunications and Medical
Devices there has been a considerable difficulty to reduce time, due to human resources limitations in specific units and
as a result of the number increase of international applications filed in these fields.
The status of the second examinations is being published in a quarterly report at the following link –
http://index.justice.gov.il/Units/RashamHaptentim/Units/patent/DochBchinot/Pages/StatusBochanim_NEW.aspx
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Chart 4. Average Pendency (in months) for Second Examination of Applications 2003-2013
(by classification)
In 2013, 9,927 second examination of applications were carried out by patent examiners. As a result, the average
pendency for second examination hasn’t changed and remained at an average of 5.6 months, the same as in 2012.
By doing so, the ILPO has met the goal set by its Supervisory Committee, determining that during 2013 the average
Pendency for second examination shall not exceed 6 months.
In 2013, a search tool allowing the applicant to review the status of second examinations was added to the ILPO
website at the following link –
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Chart 5. Average of Total Time from Beginning of Examination (months) in Patent Application
in 2006-2013 (by classification)
Chart 5 indicates that the average of the total time of handling a patent application keeps declining. However, in the
Biotechnology field there is a significant increase in such time, due to allocating of resources for examination of PCT
applications, rather then focusing solely on national applications.
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Chart 6. Average of Total Time from Beginning of Examination (months) in Patent Application in 2006-
2013 (by fields)
A Human Necessities
B Performing Operations; Transporting
C Chemistry; Metallurgy
D Textiles; Paper
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F Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
G Physics
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Classification of fields taken from the WIPO website http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/classifications/ipc/en/guide/guide_ipc.pdf
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Chart 7. Patent Applications filed in 2013 (by fields)
In 2013 the number of application in the fields of IT and Telecommunications showed a 15% increase in comparison to
2012. It is also evident that in 2013 the Life Science fields occupied the bulk share of patent applications filed in Israel.
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Chart 8. Designation of International Search Authorities by Israeli Applicants in 2003-2013
The data for 2006-2011 are taken from WIPO database. The data regarding 2012 onwards are taken from the ILPO database. The data do
not include the applications received directly at WIPO’s International Bureau.
2013 has been the first year of full service of the International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority, after
the ILPO started providing that service in June 2012. At this point, these services are being provided solely to Israeli
Applicants. The chart shows that in about 55% of the PCT applications filed by Israeli applicants the ILPO was elected
as the designated search authority. This demonstrates the high confidence of the Israeli applicants in the quality of
examination performed at the ILPO, which in turn provides competitive services to the applicants.
It should be noted that many applicants are returning costumers. This perseverance may find anchor in the ILPO’s
commitment to maintaining quality and punctuality as shown in the following chart no. 9, showing that the ILPO
ranked 7th worldwide (out of 18 ISAs) in terms of meeting the obligatory 3 months term according to the PCT
regulations. In 2013, around 90% of the reports were forwarded on time. It should be noted that the remaining 10% of
the applications were delayed more than three months mainly due to security clearance reasons.
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Chart 9. Punctuality in Sending International Search Reports (ISR) to the International Bureau (IB)
in 2012
This figure is taken from WIPO Economic and Statistics Series, 2013 PCT Yearly Review – The International Patent System
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Table 1. Patent Applications Filed and Granted in the ILPO in 2013 – by Country of Origin
Country PCT Applications Entering National phase in Israel
Patent Applications
Filed Granted Filed Granted
Austria 0 12 13 1
Australia 62 36 0 0
Belgium 1 4 0 0
Bermuda 0 0 0 1
Brazil 3 2 0 0
British Virgin Islands 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria 1 0 0 0
Canada 59 26 0 5
Central African Republic 0 0 1 0
Croatia 3 1 0 0
Cuba 2 0 0 0
Cyprus 0 0 1 1
Czech Republic 6 1 0 0
Denmark 12 22 0 0
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Finland 17 14 0 0
France 82 91 30 21
Germany 23 15 13 19
Greece 3 0 1 0
Hong Kong 0 0 1 1
Hungary 10 4 0 0
Iceland 0 1 0 0
India 21 11 0 0
International Bureau 394 150 0 0
Ireland 0 2 0 0
Israel 390 282 818 312
Italy 12 12 8 5
Japan 203 141 8 10
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Kazakhstan 1 0 0 0
Luxemburg 0 0 1 0
Mexico 1 2 0 0
Moldova 1 0 0 0
Netherlands 30 18 2 8
New Zealand 4 1 0 0
Norway 4 7 0 0
Panama 0 0 1 0
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Poland 8 1 0 0
Portugal 2 1 1 0
Russia 17 7 0 0
Singapore 13 2 3 0
Slovenia 0 0 1 0
Spain 13 19 8 2
Sweden 50 40 0 2
Switzerland 15 15 12 10
Republic of Korea (ROK) 38 32 1 3
South Africa 4 0 0 0
Taiwan 0 0 3 3
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United Kingdom 149 130 10 6
United States 2,232 1,353 153 115
Total Applications Filed: 6,179
Patent Applications: 1,093
PCT Applications: 5,086
Total Patents Granted: 3,697
From Patent Applications: 529
From PCT Applications: 3,186
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Chart 10. Israeli Applicants vs. Foreign Applicants in 2003-2013
Chart 11. Patents Granted to Israeli Applicants vs. Patents Granted to Foreign Applicants in 2003-2013
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Table 2. Leading Foreign Applicants in Filing Patent Applications in 2013
Company name Number of Applications
1. Nestec S.A. 98
2. Qualcomm Incorporated 79
3. Novartis Ag 64
4. Dow Agrosciences LLC 58
5. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland Gmbh 56
6. Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh 51
7. Microsoft Corporation 47
8. Basf Se 46
9. Xyleco, Inc. 40
10. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 35
11. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag 35
12. Genentech, Inc. 34
13. Merck Patent Gmbh 29
14. Sanofi 29
15. Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh 28
16. Abbvie Inc. 28
17. Abbott Laboratories 26
18. Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) 25
19. Syngenta Participations Ag 23
20. Thales 22
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Table 3. Leading Foreign Applicants that Obtained Patent Registration in 2013
Company Name Number. of Patents
1. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. 62
2. Qualcomm Incorporated 48
3. Interdigital Technology Corporation 39
4. Raytheon Company 37
5. Janssen Pharmaceutica NV 36
6. Novartis AG 32
7. Biosense Webster, Inc. 31
8. Microsoft Corporation 31
9. Sanofi 31
10. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. KG 25
11. Basf Se 24
12. Honeywell International Inc. 23
13. Nestec S.A. 22
14. Genentech, Inc. 21
15. Pfizer, Inc. 21
16. Astra Zeneca AB 20
17. IBM Corporation 20
18. Merck Serono S.A. 19
19. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 18
20. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland Gmbh 18
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Table 4. Leading Domestic Applicants in Filing Patent Applications in 2013
Company Name No. of Applications
1. Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. 56
2. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. 35
3. Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd. 25
4. Elta Systems Ltd. 19
5. Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem Ltd. 14
6. Private Applicant 13
7. Private Applicant 12
8. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 12
9. Private Applicant 12
10. Private Applicant 12
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Table 5. Leading Domestic Applicants that Obtained Patent Registration in 2013
Company Name No. of Patents
1. Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd. 31
2. Rafael-Advanced Defense Systems Ltd 22
3. Iscar Ltd. 21
4. Elbit Systems Ltd. 18
5. Given Imaging Ltd. 14
6. Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem Ltd.
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7. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. 12
8. Ben Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development
Authority 9
9. Netafim Ltd. 9
10. Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd. 8
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Table 6. Leading Applicants in Filing PCT Applications at the ILPO as Receiving Office in 2013
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2 35 Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd. 29
3 35Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem Ltd.33
4 31 Iscar Ltd. 20
5 24 Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. 7
6 15 Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd. 11
7 14Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Research &
Development Authority12
8 13 Elta Systems Ltd. 11
8 13 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. 14
8 13 Landa Corporation Ltd. 0
9 12The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural
Development, Agricultural Research Organization4
9 12 Better Place Gmbh 5
10 11 Given Imaging Ltd. 4
11 10Hadasit Medical Research Services & Development
Company Ltd. 4
12 9 Powermat Technologies Ltd. 7
13 8 Primesense Ltd 0
13 8 N-Trig Ltd. 6
13 8 Bromine Compounds Ltd. 6
14 7 Medimop Medical Projects Ltd. 6
14 7 Galtronics Corporation Ltd. 5
14 7Tel Hashomer Medical Research, Infrastructure and Services
Ltd.5
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14 7 Private Applicants -
15 6 Vasona Networks Inc. 0
15 6 A.B. Seeds Ltd. 1
16 5 Advanced Inhalation Therapies (AIT) Ltd. 0
16 5 Brightway Vision Ltd. 1
16 5 Hewlett-Packard Industrial Printing Ltd. 8
16 5 Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. 4
16 5 Phinergy Ltd. 1
16 5 Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd. 1
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Chart 12. Patent Applications Closed in 2012-2013 (by fields)
A Human Necessities
B Performing Operations; Transporting
C Chemistry; Metallurgy
D Textiles; Paper
E Fixed Constructions
F Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
G Physics
H Electricity
Classification of fields taken from the WIPO website http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/classifications/ipc/en/guide/guide_ipc.pdf
When compared to 2012, data from 2013 indicate an increase in the number of applications closed post examination in
all field, this may be attributed to rise in the examinations’ quality.
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Applications Closed Prior to Examination 2012 Applications Closed Prior to Examination 2013
Applications closed Post to Examination 2012 Applications closed Post to Examination 2013
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Chart 13. Patent Applications Actively Abandoned by the Applicant in 2011-2013
There has been an increase in the number of applications that are being abandoned prior to start of examination. This
may be attributed to the starting of publishing applications after 18 months from priority date, following amendment
no. 9 of the Patent law that came into force in 2012.
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2011 2012 2013
Prior to Examiner's Comments
Following First Office Action from the Examiner
Following Multiple Office Actions from the Examiner
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b. Acceleration of examinations
Chart 14. Use of Section 17(c) to the Patents Law in 2006-2013 (by fields)
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100
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
30 55
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13 47
127 152
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198 170 186
104 106
314 321
883
514 517 487
Biotechnology Chemistry Mechanics, Electronics, IT, Medical Devices
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Chart 15. Received Applications via Section 17(c) to the Patents Law vs.
All Received Applications in 2006-2013
There has been a decrease in the rate of applicants’ use of examinations in accordance with Article 17(c) of the Patent
law, which enables allowance with no further examination at the basis of a grant of a foreign Patent. One reason for
this is that the Israeli patent examination is in many cases faster than the corresponding applications on which 17c
examination can be based on. Therefore, when applications are being filed according to Article 17(c), in many cases
the applications’ examination in Israel has already begun, hence the ILPO has enough evidence available to justify the
implementation of Article 17(d) and to deny the use of Article 17(c).
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Chart 16. Status of Accelerated Examination Applications according to Regulation 35 to the Patents
Regulations in 2008-2013
There has been a steady increase in filing requests for accelerated examination. It should be noted that in most cases
the request for accelerated examination is required by the applicant in order to decide on the feasibility of filing the
application in other countries. The increase in accelerated examination requests indicates the trust of the applicants in
the ILPO’s ability to perform an examination in accordance with International standards, which constitute an important
asset when deciding how to proceed with their application globally.
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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1 1
30 34
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4 6 8
Accelerated Examination
Abandonment of Application Following Accelerated Examination
Allowance or Grnted Patent Following Accelarated Examination
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Chart 17. Amount of Patent Applications in the Status of “Green Application” for Accelerated
Examination in 2010-2013
In 2013, in addition to applications filed in the fields of alternative energy and water conservation, applications were
also filed in the field of advanced Agriculture that reduces the use of fertilizers. It should be noted that although the
volume of applications that may benefit from accelerated examination according to this classification is larger than the
above numbers, the rate of requests for accelerated examination remains relatively low and continues to decline.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
2010 2011 2012 2013
16
38
21
18
6 4
1 3
1 1
Approved as "Green Application" Rejected "Green Application" Patent Granted for status
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Chart 18. Divisional Applications in 2011-2013 (by classifications)
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197 192 183
245
218 215 197
232
192
2011 2012 2013
Biotechnology Chemistry Mechanics, Electronics, IT, Medical Devices
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Chart 19. Divisional Applications in 2011-2013 (by fields)
A Human Necessities
B Performing Operations; Transporting
C Chemistry; Metallurgy
D Textiles; Paper
E Fixed Constructions
F Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting
G Physics
H Electricity
Classification of fields taken from the WIPO websitehttp://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/classifications/ipc/en/guide/guide_ipc.pdf
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315
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49 48
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41 62
2011 2012 2013
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Chart 20. Patent of Addition Applications in 2011-2013 (by classifications)
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2011 2012 2013
Mechanics, Electronics, IT, Medical Devices Chemistry
Biotechnology
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c. Legal proceedings in the Patent department
Chart 21. Amount of Oppositions vs. the Amount of Patent Applications Granted in 2003-2013
Chart 22. Amount of Oppositions Filed in 2003-2013 (by classifications)
0
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
37 32 26 46 40 27 21 23 55 24 32
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2,385 2,117
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4,717
3,206 3,368
3,887
Oppositions Granted Applications
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Biotechnology Chemistry Mechanics, Electronics, IT, Medical Devices
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Table 7. Pending Legal Proceedings in the ILPO by the end of 2013
OppositionsPatent Cancellation
Requests
Stayed
Proceedings
Proceedings pending at
the end of 2013149 7 0
Status of Patent Cancellation Requests handled during 2013
1 proceeding ended with a reasoned decision
4 proceedings ended at the request of the proceeding’s initiator/ joint request
1 proceedings ended at the request of the Patent owner
Table 8. Status of Oppositions to Patent Applications during 2013
Newly
submitted
proceedings
Oppositions
removed
by the
Opponent
Abandonment
during the
opposition of
the Patent
Application by
the Applicant
Opposition
accepted by
Commissioner’s
Decision
Opposition
rejected by
Commissioner’s
Decision
No. of
Oppositions32 27 14 2 2
Average
Proceedings
Period in
Months
36 14 53 44
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Other Legal Proceedings
In 2013, 5 requests for Patent Cancellation were submitted to the ILPO – 2 requests regarding Patents in the field
of Biotechnology, and 3 requests in the fields of Mechanics and Electronics.
In addition, in 2013:
• 21 unilateral proceedings were heard
• 9 new Patent Term Extension applications were filed and 4 were granted
• 41 patent reinstatement requests were filed
Furthermore, by the end of 2013, 8 applications were pending before the Compensation and Royalties
Committee, 4 of which were filed in 2013.
All the decisions, including numerous interim decisions handed down throughout 2013, are available for public
viewing in Hebrew on the ILPO website:
http://index.justice.gov.il/Units/RashamHaptentim/legalinfo/Pages/Rasham_Decision.aspx
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d. Administrative decisions Issued by the PCT department
Table 9. Administrative Decisions Issued at the PCT department in 2013
Administrative
Decisions in 2013
Accepted Refused Objections
Requests of Extended Date of
Entry to the National phase –
by Article 48D(c) to the Patent
Law
37 31 6* 1
Requests for Restoration of
Priority Right of International
Application - by regulation
7(b) of the Israel Patent
Regulations
14 10 4
Request of Extended Date of
Filing Patent Application in
Israel according to the Paris
Convention – by Article 164(a)
(1) of the Patent Law
1 - 1
Request of Extended Date of
Priority Right according to the
Paris Convention – by Article
164(a)(2) of the Patent Law
1 1
*One request was received after submitting supplementary affidavits.
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e. Israel’s International Profile in the field of Patents
Chart 23. Total Patent Applications Filed in 2012 – by Office of Origin (Israel ranked 24th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
652,
777
542,
815
344,
978
342,
796
188,
915
148,
560
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Chart 24. Total Patent Granted in 2012 – by Office of Origin (Israel ranked 21st)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
274,
791
253,
155
217,
105
113,
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Chart 25. Total Patents in Force in 2012 (Israel ranked 24th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
2,23
9,23
1
1,69
4,43
5
875,
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47
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500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
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Chart 26. Rate of Patent Applications in 2012 by Fields: Israel vs. the Rest of the World
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
Chart 26 shows that the fields of Pharmaceutical, Medical Technology and IT generate a great amount of technological
activity in Israel, when compared to other fields in other countries.
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Chart 27. Patent Applications per US $ 1.0 Billion GNP in 2012 (Israel ranked 29th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
10,5
84
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0
4,98
0
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f. Israel’s International Profile in the Field of PCT
Chart 28. PCT Application Filed in the Israeli Receiving office in 1996-2013
The figure regarding PCT applications by state of origin in 2013 is taken from the ILPO data. The other figures were taken from the
database of WIPO.
In 2013 the amount of PCT applications filed by Israeli applicants remained similar to previous years. However, 2013
witnessed an increase in PCT applications filed by Israeli applicants in the ILPO. Additional Israeli applications were
filed at the International Bureau of WIPO in Geneva. This increase may be derived from improvements in the services
provided by the PCT Department, which in 2013 began augment its electronic filing capabilities in order to facilitate the
Israeli applicants and provide them with advanced services at an international level.
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1,222 1,065 1,124 1,191
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1,248 1,199 1,161
1,229
1,456 1,584
1,746 1,882
1,555 1,488 1,452 1,377
PCT Applications via Israeli Receiving Office PCT Applications by Country Of Origin - Israel
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Chart 29. PCT Applications by Method of Filing in 2011-2013 (by percentage)
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Chart 30. PCT Applications in 2012 – by Receiving Office (Israel ranked 17th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
51,9
96
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27
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Chart 31. PCT Applications in 2012 – by Country of Origin (Israel ranked 17th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
51,6
40
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60
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64
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Chart 32. Timeliness in Transmitting PCT Applications to the International bureau in 2012
(Israel ranked 2nd)
The chart taken from WIPO Economic and Statistic Series, 2013 PCT Yearly Rearview – The International Patent System
Graph 32 indicates that almost all of the PCT applications were transmitted to the International Bureau within four
weeks from the date of the application. Israel is ranked 2nd in the world in terms of speed of service given to its
applicants. It should be noted that delays in 0.7% of the requests were caused due to security clearance reasons and
the required treatment followed.
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Chart 33. Rate of PCT Applications in 2012 by fields: Israel vs. the Rest of the World
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012)
Like the figures shown in Chart 26, it is evident that in PCT as well as in Patent applications, the Israeli applicants lead
in the fields of Pharmaceuticals, Medical Technologies and IT.
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Designs Department
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a. Examinations Data
Chart 34. Design Applications vs. Registered Designs in 2003-2013
Chart 34 indicates that in 2013 there has been a decrease of 13% in the rate of design applications’ filings in Israel. The
use of the design registration system in Israel is low in comparison to the overall design activity in the country.
Despite reduction in the number of examiners in the department, in 2013 there was a certain increase in the amount of
completion of design applications’ examinations that were registered as designs.
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1,200
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Design Applications Registered Designs
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Table 10. Designs Applications Filed and Registered at the ILPO in 2013 – by Countries
Country Number of Applications Registered Designs
Australia 1 1
Belgium 1 0
Brazil 104 48
Canada 3 1
Cyprus 2 0
Denmark 1 0
Finland 3 1
France 20 14
Germany 44 12
Greece 1 0
Hong Kong 1 0
Hungary 0 1
India 1 0
Israel 861 441
Italy 31 15
Japan 8 9
Lichtenstein 0 1
Luxemburg 4 1
Mexico 0 2
Netherlands 11 1
Norway 1 0
Panama 1 0
People’s Republic of China
(PRC)5 5
Portugal 0 1
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Singapore 6 0
Spain 7 2
Sweden 36 0
Switzerland 23 18
Republic of Korea (ROK) 27 2
South Africa 0 1
Thailand 0 1
The Bahamas 2 1
Turkey 0 5
United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1 0
United Kingdom 18 5
United States 130 69
Vietnam 1 0
Domestic Applications: 861
Foreign Applications: 494
Total Applications: 1,355
Domestic Registered Designs: 441
Foreign Registered Designs: 217
Total Registered Designs: 658
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Table 11. Design Applications Filed at the ILPO in 2013 – by Classifications
Classification Foreign Applications Domestic Applications
Registered Filed Registered Filed
Unclassified yet 0 87 0 208
1: Foodstuffs 3 0 1 6
2: Articles of clothing and
haberdashery24 59 12 67
3: Travel goods, cases, parasols and
personal belongings, not elsewhere
specified
2 3 12 25
4: Brushware 12 18 2 1
5: Textile piecegoods, artificial and
natural sheet material0 1 2 1
6: Furnishing 2 5 39 61
7: Household goods, not elsewhere
specified16 20 12 33
23: Tools and hardware 9 13 23 17
9: Packages and containers for the
transport or handling of goods53 65 37 59
10: Clocks and watches and other
measuring instruments, checking and
signaling instruments
0 2 3 10
11: Articles of adornment 39 56 18 37
12 : Means of transport or hoisting 5 62 29 31
13: Equipment for production,
distribution or transformation of
electricity
2 10 6 3
14: Recording, communication or
information retrieval equipment4 26 10 7
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15: Machines, not elsewhere specified 3 3 2 8
16: Photographic, cinematographic and
optical apparatus0 3 0 1
17: Musical instruments 0 0 0 3
18: Printing and office machinery 8 0 0 7
19 : Stationery and office equipment,
artists and teaching materials1 0 24 13
20: Sales and advertising equipment,
signs7 1 6 7
21: Games, toys, tents and sports
goods5 3 29 17
22: Arms, pyrotechnic articles, articles
for hunting, fishing and pest killing0 1 5 6
23: Fluid distribution equipment,
sanitary, heating, ventilation and air-
conditioning equipment, solid fuel
21 25 20 12
24: Medical and laboratory equipment 6 17 12 36
25: Building units and construction
elements3 1 141 147
26: Lighting apparatus 5 2 15 16
27: Tobacco and smokers supplies 2 4 2 2
28: Pharmaceutical and cosmetic
products, toilet articles and apparatus0 6 4 18
29: Devices and equipment against fire
hazards, for accident prevention and for
rescue
0 0 3 2
30 : Articles for the care and handling
of animals0 0 0 0
31: Machines and appliances for
preparing food or drink, not elsewhere
specified
0 1 0 0
*Classification according to the Third Addition to the Designs Regulation
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Classification 25, “Building units and construction elements”, occupies a large share of the applications filed by Israeli
applicants, while it is marginal among foreign applicants. Most of these applications relate to building profiles. When
compared to 2012, it is visible that in 2013 the amount of such applications dropped, along with the decrease in the
percentage of Israeli applications and the rate increase in the number of foreign applications.
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Chart 35. Design Applications Filed in 2013 – by Classification
Unclassified yet
Classification 1
Classification 2
Classification 3
Classification 4
Classification 5
Classification 6
Classification 7
8Classification
Classification 9
Classification 10 11 Classification
12Classification 13Classification
14Classification
15Classification
16Classification 17Classification
18 Classification 19 Classification
20Classification
21Classification
22Classification
23:Classification
24Classification
25Classification
26Classification
27Classification
28Classification 29Classification
31:Classification
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Chart 36. Registered Designs in 2013 – by Classifications
Classification 2
Classification 3 Classification 4
Classification 5
Classification 6
Classification 7
Classification 8
Classification 9
Classification 10
Classification 11
Classification 12
Classification 13
Classification 14 Classification 15
Classification18
Classification19
Classification20
Classification21
Classification22
Classification23
Classification24
Classification25
Classification26
Classification27 Classification28
Classification29
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Chart 37. Average Pendency for Design First Examination in 2008-20013 (months)
The apparent increase in pendency for first examination is attributed to a reduction in the number of qualified employees
in the department. During 2013, two cadets started their training of design examination, which will probably assist in
reducing the examinations time in 2014.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
4 3
6 6
12 12
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b. Israel’s International Profile in the Field of Designs
Chart 38. Design Applications in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 25th)
*OHIM – Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the
end of 2012).
63,1
35
32,7
99
32,3
91
24,3
21
9,52
6
8,54
5
6,56
3
6,54
9
6,41
4
5,36
2
4,91
6
4,64
0
4,33
9
4,13
7
3,48
1
2,85
6
2,55
2
2,42
8
2,36
1
2,16
0
2,08
2
1,81
2
1,67
7
1,57
4
1,54
9 0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
OHIM
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Chart 39. Registered Designs in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 31st)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012).
63,1
35
32,7
99
32,3
91
24,3
21
9,52
6
8,54
5
6,56
3
6,54
9
6,41
4
5,36
2
4,91
6
4,64
0
4,33
9
4,13
7
3,48
1
2,85
6
2,55
2
2,42
8
2,36
1
2,16
0
2,08
2
1,81
2
1,67
7
1,57
4
1,54
9
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
OHIM
Trademarks Department
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a. Examinations Data
Chart 40. Trademarks Applications and Registered Trademarks in 2003-2013
In September 2010, Israel joined the Madrid Protocol and switched from a one class system (one application per one
class) to a multi-classes system (one application per number of classes). This change explains some of the fluctuations
in this chart.
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
7,55
4
4,94
6
4,50
7
4,65
0
463
3,85
8
4,
226 4,
930
7,33
5 7,96
6
8,96
7
10,2
54
10,5
78
10,6
08
8,36
6
8,01
7 8,80
4
8,73
3 9,58
0
6,96
0
6,60
9
5,71
3
5,66
1
7,62
1
9,38
9
8,23
9 9,12
1
11,2
01
4,93
7
6,20
5
National Applications International Applications Total Applications
Registered Trademarks
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Chart 41. Applications and New Classes Filed and Registered Trademarks and Classes in 2003-2013
This chart demonstrates the dramatic increase in the number of classes filed for registration following the joining of
Israel to the Madrid Protocol in September 2010.
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
7,33
5
7,96
6 8,96
7 10,2
54
10,5
78
10,6
08
8,36
6
8,01
7 8,80
4
8,73
3 9,58
0
7,33
5
7,96
6 8,96
7 10,2
54
10,5
78
10,6
08
8,36
6 9,94
2
15,5
42
16,8
84 18,4
09
6,96
0
6,60
9
5,71
3
5,66
1
7,62
1
9,38
9
8,23
9 9,12
1
11,2
01
4,93
7 6,20
5
6,96
0
6,60
9
5,71
3
5,66
1
7,62
1
9,38
9
8,23
9 9,13
0
12,3
12
8,20
7
10,9
12
New Applications Classes New Applications Registered Trademarks Classes Registered Trademarks
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Table 12. Trademarks Applications filed in 2013 – by Countries
CountryNumber of Domestic
Applications
Number of International
Applications
Argentina 9 0
Armenia 0 1
Australia 11 49
Austria 2 69
Barbados 1 1
Belarus 0 17
Belgium 3 80
Bermuda 4 0
Brazil 29 0
British Virgin Islands 12 0
Bulgaria 1 29
Canada 33 7
Cayman Islands 15 1
Channel Islands 3 0
Colombia 1 2
Croatia 0 3
Cuba 1 0
Curacao 0 3
Cyprus 6 45
Czech Republic 2 29
Denmark 9 44
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Dominica 0 2
Egypt 1 2
Estonia 0 1
Ethiopia 2 0
Finland 7 36
France 71 419
Germany 122 545
Georgia 0 6
Greece 2 17
Hong Kong 44 0
Hungary 0 7
Iceland 0 7
India 20 0
Indonesia 3 1
Ireland 13 56
Israel 2,244 1
Italy 38 324
Jamaica 1 0
Japan 113 156
Jordan 1 0
Latvia 0 12
Lichtenstein 1 22
Lithuania 0 3
Luxemburg 15 49
Malaysia 0 1
Malta 0 21
Mauritius 0 1
Mexico 22 3
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Moldova 0 6
Monaco 0 11
Netherlands Antilles 2 0
Netherlands 39 115
New Zealand 0 6
Norway 0 11
Oman 1 0
Palestinian Authority 7 0
Panama 2 4
People’s Republic of China (PRC) 56 393
Peru 1 0
Poland 3 30
Portugal 2 35
Romania 2 14
Russia 4 98
Scotland 4 0
Singapore 12 20
Slovakia 0 9
Slovenia 0 2
Sri Lanka 1 0
Spain 38 151
Sweden 12 71
Switzerland 241 455
Republic of Macedonia 0 1
Republic of Korea (ROK) 42 41
South Africa 8 0
Taiwan 27 0
Thailand 13 1
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The Bahamas 4 0
The Philippines 0 2
Turkey 18 187
Ukraine 3 48
United Arab Emirates (UAE) 0 1
United Kingdom 96 205
United States 1,134 919
Uzbekistan 1 0
Total Applications: 9,543
Domestic Applications: 4,635
International Applications: 4,908
Within the applications filed in Israel, merely 23% are domestic applications filed by Israeli applicants. About 21% of the
applications originate from the United States.
Most residents of member countries to the Madrid Protocol chose the international track and filed their applications
via the Madrid system, excluding applications originated from the United States, filed in the national route (55%) and
international route (45%).
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Table 13. Leading Applicants in filing Trademarks Applications in 2013
Company nameNational
applications
International
applicationsTotal
1. Novartis AG 164 25 189
2. Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH 53 6 59
3. Apple Inc. 5 42 47
4. L’OREAL 3 40 43
5. Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 42 0 42
6. Avon Products, Inc. 0 41 41
7. Gilead Sciences Limited 3 32 35
8. Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. 15 18 33
9. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 33 0 33
10. Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SA 0 32 32
11. Start Up Nation Holdings Israel Ltd. 32 0 32
12. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. 6 25 31
13. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 2 28 30
14. The Procter & Gamble Company 28 0 28
15. Unilever PLC 25 2 27
16. Keshet Broadcasting Ltd. 25 0 25
17. Magpul Industries Corp. 24 0 24
18. Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0 24 24
19. Johnson & Johnson 24 0 24
20. Ironsource Israel (2011) Ltd. 23 0 23
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Table 14. Leading Applicants in Registration of Trademarks in 2013
Company nameNational
applications
International
applicationsTotal
1. Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SA 3 41 44
2. Johnson & Johnson 34 0 34
3. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 34 0 34
4. Jewish National Fund 33 0 33
5. Novartis AG 18 12 30
6. Sanofi 9 20 29
7. Apple Inc. 1 27 28
8. Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. 0 23 23
9. Philip Morris Products S.A. 6 16 22
10. Super-Pharm (Israel) Ltd. 22 0 22
11. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. 12 9 21
12. Gilead Sciences Limited 1 20 21
13. Celgene Corporation 14 7 21
14. AUDI AG 15 5 20
15. CJ 4DPLEX Co., Ltd. 20 0 20
16. Nissan Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (also trading
as Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)19 0 19
17. The Association for public health (Ha’aguda
Lebriut Hazibur)18 0 18
18. Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd 0 18 18
19. Avon Products, Inc. 1 16 17
20. The Procter & Gamble Company 17 0 17
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Chart 42. Trademarks Application in 2013 – by Classes
About 25% of the applications were filed for services while 75% of the applications were filed for goods. The
leading goods categories were cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, electrical, science, electricity and computer instruments,
proceedings of clothing and footwear, food and beverages. The leading services categories were commercial, education
and entertainment and scientific and technological services.
Class 1 - Chemicals
Class 2 - Paints
Class 3 - Cleaning Products, Cosmetics
Class 4 - Industrial Oils
Class 5 - Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations
Class 6 - Common Metals Class 7 - Machinery
Class 8 - Hand Tools
Class 9 - Science, Electricity and Computer Instruments
Class 10 - Medical Devices
Class 11 - Light, Cooking, Heating Devices
Class 12 - Vehicles
Class 13 - Weapons
Class 14 - Precious Metals
Class 15 - Music Instruments
Class 16 - Paper and Stationery
Class 17 - Sealing and Insulating Materials
Class 18 - Bags, Leather and Imitations of
Leather
Class 19 - Non-Metallic Building Materials
Class 20 - Furniture
Class 21 - Kitchenware, Clearing Materials, Glass
Class 22 - Ropes Raw Textile Materials
Class 23 - Yarns and Threads
Class 24 - Fabrics
Class 25 - Clothing and Footwear
Class 26 - Lace, Embroidery, Buttons
Class 27 - Carpets,
Rugs
Class 28 - Games, Gymnastics Items
Class 29 - Milk, Fish, Meat, Canned Food
Class 30 - Bakery Goods, Confectionery
Class 31 - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Class 32 - Non Alcoholic Beverages
Class 33 - Alcoholic Beverages
Class 34 - Smokers' Articles
Class 35 - Advertising, Commerce
Class 36 - Insurance and Finance
Class 37 - Construction and Repair
Class 38 - Communication
Class 39 - Transportation and Warehousing
Class 40- Treatment of Materials
Class 41 - Education and Entertainment
Class 42 - Scientific and Technological Services
Class 43 - Provision of Food and Drink
Class 44 - Medical Services Class 45 - Personal and Social Services
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Chart 43. Registered Trademarks in 2013 – by Classes
Class 1 - Chemicals
Class 2 - Paints Class 3 - Cleaning Products, Cosmetics
Class 4 - Industrial Oils
Class 5 - Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations
Class 6 - Common Metals Class 7 - Machinery
Class 8 - Hand Tools
Class 9 - Science, Electricity and Computer Instruments
Class 10 - Medical Devices
Class 11 - Light, Cooking, Heating Devices
Class 12 - Vehicles Class 13 - Weapons
Class 14 - Precious Metals
Class 15 - Music Instruments
Class 16 - Paper and Stationery
Class 17 - Sealing and Insulating Materials
Class 18 - Bags, Leather and Imitations of
Leather
Class 19 - Non-Metallic Building Materials
Class 20 - Furniture
Class 21 - Kitchenware, Clearing Materials, Glass
Class 22 - Ropes Raw Textile Materials
Class 23 - Yarns and Threads
Class 24 - Fabrics
Class 25 - Clothing and
Footwear
Class 26 - Lace, Embroidery, Buttons
Class 27 - Carpets, Rugs
Class 28 - Games, Gymnastics Items
Class 29 - Milk, Fish, Meat, Canned Food
Class 30 - Bakery Goods, Confectionery
Class 31 - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Class 32 - Non Alcoholic
Beverages
Class 33 - Alcoholic Beverages
Class 34 - Smokers' Articles
Class 35 - Advertising, Commerce
Class 36 - Insurance and Finance
Class 37 - Construction and Repair
Class 38 - Communication
Class 39 - Transportation and Warehousing
Class 40- Treatment of Materials
Class 41 - Education and Entertainment Class 42 - Scientific and
Technological Services
Class 43 - Provision of Food and Drink
Class 44 - Medical Services
Class 45 - Personal and Social Services
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Chart 44. National and International Applications closed in 2013
In 2013, 913 domestic applications and 411 international applications were closed, of which 168 applications were
revalidated.
In the absence of the applicant’s response, domestic applications are being entirely closed, while international
applications remain open and only the goods or services which received the refusals are being closed.
37 applications were closed after the decision of the Registrar or the adjudicator of intellectual property, or following
an unilaterally opposition proceeding.
30 international applications were closed following the International Office decision, due to an applicant’s request
to close an application filed at the International Office, or following closing the base application during five years of
dependency.
1 domestic application was closed after the Department refused to accept it for registration and the applicant decided
not to appeal for a refusal.
In addition, 4,271 registered Trademarks were closed due to non-payment of the fee.
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900 834
42 36 0 1
375
5 1 30
0
Domestc Applications International Applications
Applicant's Lack of Response
Request of the Applicant
Decision of the Register
Closing decision from WIPO
Decision of the Department
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Chart 45. Application Examined in First and Second Examinations and Pendency (in months) for these
Examinations in 2010-2013
Although the number of trademark examiners in the Department has marginally grown, great effort was made to
increase the amount of classes’ examinations. Despite that, the pendency for examination has ascended in light of the
dramatic increase in the number of classes filed.
12,584 11,798
9,258
17,281
365 229 336 388
7,431 6,897
7,514
10,299
74 81 68 47 0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
2010 2011 2012 2013
First Examinations Waiting time for First Examinations (months)
Second Examinations Waiting time for Second Examinations (months)
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Chart 46. Trademarks in Force Including Classes in Israel in 2003-2013
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
103,
971
110,
577
116,
284
121,
944
129,
562
138,
949
146,
930
155,
660
166,
179
170,
901
176,
978
104,
190
110,
887
116,
615
122,
285
129,
970
139,
368
147,
357
156,
096
167,
683
176,
048
187,
454
Trademarks in force Classes
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b. Legal proceedings in the Trademarks Department
Table 15. Legal Proceedings regarding Trademarks in 2013
Type of Proceeding Opened in 2013 Closed in 2013Total open
proceedings in 2013
Concurring Applications 20 12 20
Oppositions 71 91 98
Unilateral Proceedings 20 39 14
Requests for
Cancellation, Deletion
or Correction of the
Registrar
28 34 40
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c. Israel’s International Profile in the Field of TrademarksChart 47. Total Trademarks Registered in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 46th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012). The figure
Regarding Israel is taken from the ILPO database.
995,
124
180,
966
96,2
46
95,5
01
82,1
70
75,9
38
64,9
84
64,2
95
55,2
30
55,1
91
50,1
23
42,6
07
5,63
1
5,38
5
5,11
9
5,11
7
4,93
7
4,91
9
-100,000
100,000
300,000
500,000
700,000
900,000
1,100,000
OHIM
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Chart 48. Total Trademarks Registered in 2012 – by Countries (Israel ranked 54th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012). The figure
Regarding Israel is taken from the ILPO database.
995,
124
180,
966
96,2
46
95,5
01
82,1
70
75,9
38
64,9
84
64,2
95
55,2
30
55,1
91
50,1
23
42,6
07
5,63
1
5,38
5
5,11
9
5,11
7
4,93
7
4,91
9
-100,000
100,000
300,000
500,000
700,000
900,000
1,100,000
OHIM
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Chart. 49. Designation of International Application Filed through the Madrid Protocol in 2012 – by
countries (Israel ranked 19th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012). The figure
Regarding Israel is taken from the ILPO database.
20,1
20
16,8
89
16,6
34
16,4
11
13,4
64
12,4
93
10,7
53
10,0
90
9,65
6
9,28
2
8,38
0
7,83
8
6,05
3
6,02
2
5,32
3
5,29
9
4,92
9
4,65
0
4,47
5
4,30
6
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
OHIM
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Chart 50. Trademarks in Force World Wide in 2012 - by Countries (Israel ranked 30th)
The above figures were taken from the database of WIPO. (Data updated to January 2014 and relate to the end of 2012). The figure
Regarding Israel is taken from the ILPO database.
1,79
7,15
3 1,
782,
169
925,
446
852,
632
822,
375
817,
862
784,
834
784,
540
588,
219
523,
131
502,
319
487,
588
443,
151
397,
233
366,
500
333,
310
304,
524
299,
119
298,
247
272,
011
264,
709
255,
734
234,
889
233,
083
214,
246
198,
734
189,
107
183,
226
176,
048
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