Registration as a Company in Violation – Amendment 10 to the Companies Law, 1999
The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.
Media center
November / 2010
Corporate and Securities
October / 2010
Horizontal Merger Guidelines
The Israeli Antitrust Authority published draft guidelines for horizontal mergers and invited the public to comment. The draft guidelines describe the methodology of analysis undertaken by the Antitrust Authority when reviewing a horizontal merger, i.e., a merger between either actual of potential competitors. The methodology detailed in the draft guidelines was derived from the experience of the Antitrust Authority in reviewing mergers in the past; however, it leaves room for the Antitrust Authority’s judgment with regard to each case on the basis of its specific circumstances.
The full update (in Hebrew)is available through the PDF icon.
Antitrust / Competition Law
October / 2010
Viacom v. YouTube Big Victory for Content-Based Websites
If a website is full of infringing material posted by third parties, can it still enjoy immunity from copyright infringement claims? Yes! In perhaps the most closely watched case on this subject for the last 15 years, a U.S. court recently awarded YouTube a clear-cut victory.
The court held that the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) protects website operators from infringement claims even if they had general knowledge that infringement is “ubiquitous” on their site. David Mirchin analyzes this case and suggests how Israeli websites may take some tips on how to handle material posted by their users.
The full update is available through the PDF icon.
Technology and Intellectual Property
September / 2010
Recent Ruling on Employee Claims for Royalties for Inventions
The Israeli Compensation and Royalties Committee issued a new ruling that raises questions as to the ability of employers to obtain royalty-free assignments of inventions developed by employees during their term of service.
The full update is available through the PDF icon.
Technology and Intellectual Property
September / 2010
Israel Joining the Madrid System for Trademark Registration
On September 1, 2010, Israel joined the Madrid System for the International Registration of Trademarks.
The Madrid System allows companies and individuals to apply for trademark protection in various countries simultaneously using one central filing and registration procedure. Among the main advantages of the Madrid System are lower costs, one single application form, one language, one set of fees, multiple classes in each application and one international registration. Another major advantage is that the involvement of a local trademark agent may only be needed if the trademark application encounters an opposition in a selected country.
The full update is available through the PDF icon.
Technology and Intellectual Property
September / 2010
Israel Internet and New Media Update: 2009 Year in Review
In this annual update from Meitar’s Technology and Intellectual Property Group, David Mirchin, head of the practice group, presents what he considers to be five of the most important developments during 2009 in Israeli law impacting e-commerce and technology companies.
The five topics are:
- The Premier League Loses Big: Streaming of Sport Events is a “Fair Use”
- The Score is Tied at 2-2: Initial Judicial Decisions under the new Israeli Spam Law
- Proposed Electronic Commerce Law Withdrawn
- Courts Regulating ISP Liability in Light of Failure to Enact Electronic Commerce Law
- Liability of Cell Phone Companies for Third Party Content
The full update is available through the PDF icon.
Technology and Intellectual Property
July / 2010
Determining the time of discontinuation or commencement of an Israeli resident’s residency status
The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.
Taxation 