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Application channels
1. Apply directly
2. Paris Convention
3. PCT pathway enters the Israeli national phase
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Application Language
Hebrew, English, Arabic
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Duration
From the date of application, pharmaceutical patents can be extended up to a maximum of 25 years;
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Substantive examination and formal examination
1. Summary of the manual
2. Abstract with accompanying drawings
3. Claims
4. Instruction manual
5. Illustrations in the instruction manual
ILPO conducts formal and substantive examinations on patent applications, and the Israeli Patent Office automatically examines them based on the order of receipt, without the need for applicants to submit additional substantive examination requests or pay any substantive examination fees. Upon substantive examination, an authorization notice will be issued. Within 3 months after the issuance of the authorization notice, if no other person raises objections, the patent application will be officially authorized. The applicant needs to submit an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) and attach a list of all prior art before the patent application is granted. The entire process takes approximately 3-5 years.
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Application channels
1. Apply directly
2. Paris Convention
3. The Hague route
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Application Language
Hebrew, English, Arabic
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Duration
The validity period of an Israeli design patent is 5 years from the date of application, and can be renewed 4 times after expiration, with a maximum protection period of 25 years. You can pay the maintenance annual fee for the entire 25 year validity period of the exterior design in advance.
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substantive examination
1. Applicant: Name, Address, Nationality
2. Inventor: Name, Address, Nationality
3. Appearance design name and description
4. Product design drawings, isometric views (unfolded views), and six sided views (i.e. front view, rear view, left view, right view, top view, and bottom view) must have consistent dimensions and proportions
5. Priority information [if any]
6. Power of Attorney
ILIPO conducts formal and substantive reviews of exterior designs. The Israeli Patent Office automatically examines applications in the order they are received, without the need for applicants to submit additional substantive examination requests or pay fees. According to Article 38 of the Israeli Patent Law, the processing procedures for the application must be completed within twelve months after the start of the examination. If the applicant fails to complete the examination within this time limit due to their fault, the applicant will be deemed to have abandoned the application and the application process will be closed.
