The principal function of the Patent Office is to enable the protection, in Israel, of industrial property by the grant of patents and the registration of designs, trade marks and appellations of origin, to those deserving that protection, in accordance with the relevant laws.
Applications for patents and for registration as above, which are submitted to the Patent Office, are examined with the object of ensuring that the exclusive rights granted will protect the due rights of the owners of the industrial property without interfering with the legitimate rights of others.
The Patent Commissioner has the power to rule in appeals against decisions of the examiner, oppositions to patents and registrations and applications for their cancellation.
The PCT department accepts and handles international patent applications in accordance with the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
The Office cooperates with offices abroad with respect to changes in industrial property legislation and practices.
Representatives of the Office participate in meetings of the committees working on the revision of patents, designs and trade mark legislation and procedures.
The Office is responsible for the publication of the Patents and Designs Journal and the Trade Marks Journal.
The Office provides information with regard to patents, designs and trade marks in Israel, and also guidance with regard to filing applications for protection.
The Register of Patent Attorneys is maintained by the Office.
The office comprises four divisions:
The Patent division
The Trademark division.
The Design division
The PCT division
The Legal division is common to all the divisions.
The Patent Office, 4 Hasadna St., Talpiot, P.O. Box 53420, Jerusalem 91533, Tel. 02-5651660, Fax 02-5651770
Divisions of the Israel Patent Office
(Numbers are internal phone numbers, from outside the Office add(02) 5651-or, from abroad, 972-2-5651-)
Commissioner of Patents -Noam Meir (643/644)
Hearing Officer - Shalev Shlomovits Noah (643/644)
Legal Assistant - Jacqueline Bracha (628)
Intern - Yuval Shirav (662)
Office of the Commissioner - (Legal division) (fax 700)
Functions include, Managing proceedings before the Commissioner and his deputy, Legal research, Participation in revision of legislation and procedures (see committees below), Liaison with Offices abroad and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Patents Division
Administration (fax 641)
Head of administration - Yochanan Mizrachi (652)
Yael Faina (697) - Oppositions, Recording changes -applications
Alice Machlis (603) – Patents Register, Patent Term extensions
Patent Examination
Superintendent Examiner and head of mechanical and electrical sections- Moshe Lasri (649)
Orit Regev (670)- Head of chemistry and biochemistry sections
Galina Labertov (667) - Library and information to public
Designs Division (fax 677)
- Sorin Massler (671)
- Designs Register
Trademarks Division (fax 02-6467026)
- Nurit Maoz (626)
PCT Division (fax 616)
- Michael Bart (705)
Acts as PCT Receiving Office to receive, process and forward international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Provides information and guidance for PCT applicants. Maintains contact with the PCT section of the WIPO.