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Eliezri Intellectual Property, Patent Attorneys & Law Office
Eliezri Intellectual Property, Patent Attor-
neys & Law Office, is engaged in intel-
lectual property (IP) and has a unique
specialization in drafting patents from a legal
perspective. A deep proficiency in a wide vari-
ety of technological fields, along with over 20
years of experience in investigating, researching,
and drafting patent applications, oppositions
and opinions, has produced a firm with an out-
standing reputation as legal experts in patent
technologies, both in Israel and worldwide. The
firm deals with drafting and prosecution of pat-
ent applications, support through litigation of
law firms in IP, due diligence, legal opinions,
trademarks and designs.
Eliezri IP also handles third party notices and
contesting patents of clients’ rivals, as well as
initiating and conducting administrative and
legal campaigns against rival patents in global
jurisdictions. The firmworks in close cooperation
with leading law firms, providing legal support
and consultancy throughout court proceedings
in the IP aspects of deals, due diligence tasks,
valuations and opinions. The firm has two law-
yers and five patent attorneys.
The Firm’s Vision
Eliezri IP has consolidated a central position as
a consultant of law firms and international cli-
ents in the field of patents and IP. The firm will
continue to be an Israeli center of IP expertise,
and provide value-added legal services to clients
in Europe, China, the US and other countries
worldwide, while defending clients’ rights and
protecting their IP assets well into the future.
Practice Areas
Drafting and Prosecution of Patent Applica-
tions – The firm is engaged in comprehensive
research of the relevant scientific and technolog-
ical subject matter, prior to drafting and editing
patent applications. These applications range
over a wide variety of scientific fields, includ-
ing: physics, electronics, software, mechanics,
optics, engineering, communications, medical
devices, and homeland security, among other
general topics.
Eliezri IP’s general approach is guided by the
idea that the patent application is the most criti-
cal stage in ensuring the rights of the patent ap-
plicant and providing comprehensive protection
of their invention.
The firm’s patents have proven themselves nu-
merous times in court, and provided significant
commercial value and legal protection.
Examples of clients include: attorneys in Israel
and overseas; companies in the defense indus-
try; companies in the aviation, transportation,
hi-tech, agricultural machinery, and medical
device industries.
Opinions and Analysis of Patent Portfolios – The
firm submits opinions and due diligence prior
to investments by the company. The firm also
performs other types of commercial examina-
tions and analysis, such as evaluations of a com-
pany’s IP portfolio from the point of view of the
significance and value of registered patents or
patent applications at its disposal. The firm also
conducts research and examination for providing
freedom to operate opinions in various techno-
logical fields, in order to determine the feasibility
of filing patents, and/or R&D investment.
The firm provides in-depth examination of dif-
ferent aspects of a patent, such as: patent ex-
piration dates, jurisdictions where patents are
registered, the substance of various patents, and
how development can be restricted in a specific
area. These activities provide necessary informa-
tion that allow the firm’s clients to properly un-
dertake major business decisions with important
consequences.
Opposition, Litigation and Legal Support –
Eliezri IP works in close cooperation with leading
law firms in providing legal support throughout
all court proceedings, reviewing agreements,
due diligence, valuations, and opinions on IP
matters.
The firm assists law firms dealing with litigation
in all aspects of the legal proceedings, such as:
indictments, cross-examinations, and the like.
Commercial law firms that handle litigation bene-
fit fromEliezri IP’s ability and legal understanding
of the patent sector, technical and technological
understanding; and the need to present conclu-
sive arguments before the courts.
In addition, Israeli and international law firms
are assisted by Eliezri in overseeing the details of
agreements, in order to ensure that all IP aspects
are properly handled from a legal standpoint.
Contesting Actions – As part of the consultancy
process, Eliezri IP conducts open or anonymous
intervention in patent registration procedures
of client’s rivals, in order to prevent their ac-
ceptance as valid patents. In this area, the firm
carries out the gathering of business intelligence
and filing notifications and objections through a
precise and comprehensive search for relevant
(prior art) information.
Trademarks and IP-Related Rights – The firm
is active in the field of trademarks and other IP
rights and maintains updated follow-up of the
frequent changes stemming from technological
developments.
Subjects handled by the firm include: 3D trade-
marks, music and sound trademarks, slogans,
colors and new animations; as well as trade se-
crets, commercial injustices, consumer rights,
industrial designs; and more.
Pro Bono – Eliezri IP supports “Shomera for a
Better Environment”, a non-profit organization
engaged in a range of projects dealing with
resource conservation and environmental sus-
tainability. One such project involves greywa-
ter purification in urban environments. Support
includes legal consultancy, and membership in
the board of directors.
Esta b l i s h e d
2007
L i ne o f B u s i n ess
Law Firm
3 Nirim St., Tel Aviv
Tel: 972-3-6443644
Fax: 972-3-6448624
Zohar Eliezri
Owner and CEO *
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582