Israeli Patent Guide
Trusted71/100Full guidance through the Israeli patent process: prior art search on ILPO database, national application filing, PCT international filing via ILPO, fees, and maintenance. Use when you need to check invention novelty, file a patent in Israel, track payment deadlines, or understand pharmaceutical patent term extension (PTE). Saves hours of research and prevents costly filing mistakes. Do NOT use for trademark registration, design patents, or legal advice replacing a licensed patent attorney.
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The Israeli patent process is complex and differs from other jurisdictions. Examination is queued automatically (no separate request-for-examination filing), but a Section 18 Notice prior to Examination still carries a 4-month response deadline. The continuing IDS disclosure duty, the 40% fee reduction for small businesses, and the unique pharmaceutical PTE rules (EU-5 linkage) are all easy to miss and costly to get wrong.
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npx skills-il add skills-il/legal-tech@v1.2.0-israeli-patent-guide --skill israeli-patent-guide -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- When checking invention novelty before filing at ILPO
- When filing a national patent application in Israel and need to understand the process
- When entering the national phase in Israel via PCT and need to track deadlines
- When tracking maintenance fee payment deadlines
- When understanding pharmaceutical patent term extension (PTE) with EU-5 linkage requirement
Try These Prompts
I have an invention in financial fraud detection. Help me run a prior art search on ILPO and PatentScope databases and assess novelty likelihood.
I have PCT protection and am at month 24 from priority date. What do I need to prepare for national phase entry in Israel?
My startup with NIS 5M turnover wants to file a patent. What are the expected costs including reductions?
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Changelog
Added new section on Pending Patent Law Amendment No. 15 (2025-2026 reform) covering the bill published December 30, 2025: examination-on-request (4-year deadline), domestic provisional applications, 12-month grace period, expanded third-party observations, and staged effective dates. Added Current Examination Backlog subsection with ILPO 2024 Annual Report figures (around 43 months average overall, around 51.3 biotech, around 39.3 mechanical/electronics/physics). Updated PCT ISA/IL search fee to USD 1,333 (effective March 1, 2026). Anchored 2026 fee schedule to gov.il/he/pages/ilpo-fees published January 1, 2026.
May 20, 2026
Updated ILPO fees to 2026 values, clarified the Section 18 notice-prior-to-examination mechanics, and fixed broken links.
May 14, 2026
Added Reference Links section pointing to official sources for fact verification.
Apr 15, 2026
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