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Who’s Driving? Is the IPO’s Pilot Program in Danger of Running Aground?

by Jeremy M. Ben-David, Patent Attorney

In April 2021 I wrote an article about Tesla, Facebook and Apple, entitled “Putting the Driver back into Driver Assisted Systems”.  The article started out with discussing the Tesla Autopilot and ended up with discussing choice. In 2021, the Israel Patent Office (ILPO) announced a Pilot Program which was to allow patent applicants to choose to receive office actions in the English language, rather than in Hebrew, the country’s official language, as has been the current practice. A short notice to that effect appears on our website at Israel: Pilot for Office Actions in English – JMB Davis Ben-David.

The only problem is that the representative Committee of Patent Office employees feels that a suitable infrastructure was not put in place for the pilot scheme to work without undue burden being placed on them, particularly on…

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Three Lessons to be Learnt from the Miramax – Tarantino Lawsuit Over Pulp Fiction NFT's 

by Ivan Lipshitz, Adv., JMB Davis Ben-David

A recent celebrity to climb onto the NFT bandwagon is the eponymous Hollywood movie director and screenwriter, Quinten Tarantino, who, as was widely reported in the media, announced on November 2,2021 that he will sell by way of auction seven “exclusive scenes” from the 1994 acclaimed blockbuster motion picture “Pulp Fiction” in the form of NFT's. 

But does Tarantino have the right to develop and sell, or to “mint” the “Pulp Fiction” NFT's without the permission and consent of the award winning, global film and television studio, Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) who partnered and collaborated with Tarantino on the critically acclaimed movie?

Miramax does not think so because Tarantino granted and assigned nearly all of his rights to Pulp Fiction. Miramax promptly sued Tarantino and Visiona Romantica in Federal Court.

What are the lessons to be learnt from the Miramax -Tarantino Pulp Fiction NFT lawsuit? 

Lesson # 1- Take NFT's and Emerging New Technologies into Consideration in IP- related contracts

Lesson # 2- If you are a creator, developer, seller, or “minter” of NFT offerings, ensure you have the right to “mint” and the right to use associated IP rights in connection with the sale, marketing, advertising, and promotion of the NFT offering before embarking on such a venture. 

Lesson # 3- Interested collectors or buyers of NFT`s should be vigilant before purchasing NFT's. 

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Yossi Yamin is the co-founder and CEO of Space Pharma, an Israeli startup that has created a miniaturized microgravity lab technology that enables them to develop new drugs in space which cannot be created on Earth.

Avraham sat down with Yossi at the Space Pharma headquarters in Herzliya to discuss the challenges in space startups, how to raise money for startups, what makes Israel unique, tips for startup founders and much more.

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Each year antibiotic resistant bacteria cause millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths. These can be prevented using Genoxy’s novel innovation that uses an eco-friendly device to disinfect surfaces without needing to evacuate patients or ventilate a room. Genoxy’s technology uses only water and oxygen without producing any waste materials. Without the need for large scale production in a chemical plant, Genoxy’s product is ready to use in minutes. The liquid is sprayed as micro droplets which eliminates the need to wipe after applying. 

To learn more about Genoxy and their solution, please go to jmbdavis.com/startup-profiles.

Trademarks

The JMB Davis Ben-David trademark services team works with leading international brands seeking to merchandize their products in the US, Israel and the rest of the world.

Designs

For 25 years, the JMB Davis Ben-David team has successfully assisted clients in registering design patents that protect their original designs for products ranging from medical devices to diamonds. 

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We started JMB Davis Ben-David with one goal in mind: to help our clients navigate the challenges of securing rights to their IP. This includes patents, designs and trademarks.  Since 1995 we have been working with partners around the world so as to secure our clients’ IP rights.  We’re here for you.

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