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From the news

Recent transaction and litigation

Publications

 Emergency Status Updates
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 PropertyTechnology 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.

TaxationTaxation
June / 2010

Applications for dismissal and harming in the scope of the position and income under the Employment

The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.

Employment and BenefitsEmployment and Benefits
April / 2010

Employment of Women Law (Amendment 46) – 2010

The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.

Employment and BenefitsEmployment and Benefits
March / 2010

The Right Way to Revise Your Site’s Terms of Use

For the first time ever, the Israeli Database Registrar imposed an administrative fine (in the amount of NIS 177,000) on a company for its use of a database in violation of the Israeli Privacy Law.
In this Privacy Law Update David Mirchin explains the violation in this case, and reminds clients of what to do so that they don’t end up in the same predicament as this company.

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property
February / 2010

Employment of Women Law (Amendment 45) – 2010

The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.

Employment and BenefitsEmployment and Benefits
January / 2010

Class and Group Actions 2010

Meitar partners contribute chapter to “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Class and Group Actions 2010″

Dr. Israel (Reli) Lshem, head of Meitar’s Dispute Resolution and Litigation Group, and Ron Peleg, partner in the litigation group, contributed the Israeli chapter in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Class and Group Actions 2010, A practical insight to cross-border Class and Group Actions work”. Published by Global Legal Group, London. http://www.iclg.co.uk

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Dispute ResolutionDispute Resolution