AYR – Amar Reiter Jeanne Shochatovitch & Co regularly assists major players in the media, entertainment, broadcasting, and telecoms spaces with numerous IP-related issues, displaying a particular strength in collective licensing, performers’ rights matters, and clearing rights for domestic and international broadcasting. The team is headed up by Eyal Roy Sage, who is noted for his handling of licensing and software development agreements, competition law, and other IP-centric commercial and transactional matters.
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Key clients
- Microsoft Corporation
- Microsoft Israel Ltd.
- Microsoft Israel Research & Development (2002) Ltd./Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Tel Aviv
- The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
- Hot Telecommunication Systems Ltd.
- Chevron Corporation
- Partner Communications Company Ltd.
- El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.
- Clal Insurance and Finance Ltd.
- Mifal HaPais
- Ono Academic College
- Buyme Technologies Ltd
- Copyleaks Technologies Ltd.
- The Aguda The LGTB Society in Israel
- Hagay and Jonathan Ltd.
Work highlights
- Represented IPBC in the Israeli parliament in relation to a proposed statutory amendment that would extend the payment of royalties for performers’ rights to streaming.
- Represented the Israel Broadcasting Corporation in a lawsuit in which the plaintiff (a Producer) claimed the client used a video owned by the plaintiff.
- Defending Hagay and Jonathan Ltd. in an ownership dispute concerning brand of medical cannabis.