S. Horowitz & Co

Administrative law judicial review Anti counterfeiting and brand enforcement Arbitration Class actions – commercial Copyrights and related rights Designs Dispute resolution Geographical indications/Appellations of origin Global disputes Homeland Security and Defence Sector Intellectual property ntellectual property disputes Media and Entertainment Medical devices Patents Pharmaceuticals and biotech Product Liability & TortService inventions and inventorship disputes Technology transfer Telecommunications Trademarks Trade secrets and confidential information Drugs and Food E-commerce Government and defence Healthcare Hi Tech and Innovation Medical and diagnostic devices

Partner

Dovev is a highly experienced lawyer who advises major global and domestic pharmaceutical and technology-based companies on a wide range of IP issues involving patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, trade secrets, counterfeiting and brand management. Dovev possesses particular strength in the life sciences industry.

On the contentious side, Dovev regularly appears before the Israel Patent Office, including in pre-grant patent opposition proceedings, and all levels of Israeli civil courts and arbitration tribunals on IP cases, including cross-border proceedings.  He also represents clients in regulatory matters, particularly petitions to the High Court of Justice.

Dovev’s non-contentious practice includes advising on the commercial exploitation of IP rights and IP legal due diligence within the context of M&A transactions, as well as the provision of legal opinions in the pharmaceutical field, in particular concerning issues of freedom to operate.

Dovev actively contributes to the Israeli legislative process on matters relating to IP and regulatory matters, for example, representing the Pharmaceutical Division of the Manufacturer’s Association of Israel on the drafting of Israel’s main act of legislation regulating medical devices, and assisting Israel’s Ministry of Health in the preparation of regulations and guidelines concerning pharmaceutical products and medical devices.

Dovev also has particular expertise advising on the full range of regulatory aspects relating to pharmaceuticals, life science products, medical devices for genetic tests, and food supplements in Israel, including with regard to licensing, testing (including clinical trials), manufacture, Ministry of Health clearance, product registration, marketing, distribution and commercialization. Dovev has been involved in drafting legislation and Ministry of Health guidelines influencing the entire pharmaceutical, medical devices and life science industry.

Dovev has also developed specific and unique expertise in the field of product liability and class actions involving life sciences regulatory law.

Publications:

Dovev has written the Israel chapter in the following legal publications:

Co-author of the Israel chapter of the Patent Litigation Law Review 2nd Edition (November, 2018). Co-author of the Israel chapter of the Patent Litigation Law Review 1st Edition (November, 2017). Author of the Israel Chapter of the Life Sciences Law Review – 3-6th editions (2015-2018)

 English Hebrew

Israel Bar, 2001

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.B. cum laude