Fees associated with filing patent applications in Israel as well as other patent fees are available in the fee calculator.
The term for filing the Israeli patent application claiming priority is 12 months from the priority date. Under certain circumstances, the Israeli Patent Office may allow the request for restoration of this term if filed by up to two months from the expiration date of the 12 months.
The official languages of the Israeli patent applications are Hebrew, Arabic and English. The application may be filed in any other foreign language, and the translation should be submitted within three months from filing thereof.
The signed original of the POA must be provided within three months from the date of filing the patent application. No legalisation or notarization is required.
For patent application claiming priority, the certified copy of the priority document is required. If the priority document is not in one of the official languages, the certified translation into English, Hebrew or Arabic of the priority document should be submitted as well.
The novelty of the invention is not affected by disclosure, if it is made by the owner of the invention or his predecessor in title, if it is made or used during an industrial or agricultural trade show in Israel, or at an internationally recognized exhibition of which the Patent Office has received a formal notification prior to its opening providing that the patent application was filed within 6 months from the date the trade show was opened. In addition, the novelty of the invention is not affected by the disclosure by the inventor if it is made in the way of a lecture before a scientific society or by way of publication of such lecture in the official publications of a scientific society, provided the Patent Office received notice of the lecture before it is made and that a patent application is filed within 6 months from the date of the disclosure.
The official fee for patent issuance should be paid within three months from the date of the Notice before Acceptance. After payment of the issue fee a Notice of Allowance will be issued and the application will be published for oppositions for a period of additional three months. Assuming that no oppositions were filed, the applicant will be granted a Patent. The first maintenance fees for 1-6 years must be paid within three months from the decision to grant a patent. All further maintenance fees are to be paid every 4 years. The maintenance fees may also be paid for the whole patent validity term at once.
For foreigners, it is recommended to perform the patent prosecution in Israel through an agent, a registered Israeli patent attorney.
1. Online Database for Israeli Patents Search.
2. Legal protection of the invention as utility model in Israel is not possible.