The IP department at Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. Advocates and Notary is routinely engaged by a broad range of high-profile clients for their services in M&A, licensing and exploitation, commercialisation strategies, and IP-heavy transaction knowledge. The group has a strong record in various sectors, including food technology, seeds, and consumer goods. At the helm is Ian Rostowsky, who boasts vast experience in cross-border IP work for high-tech companies and investors. The team also features the ‘extraordinary lawyer’ Omer Carmel, alongside Sahar Peled, a seasoned practitioner in licensing, research and development agreements, and the commercialisation of IP. Yael David joined the firm in 2024 to build a now growing media and entertainment practice.
Testimonials
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‘APM has a very strong IP team, with extensive expertise and a business-oriented perspective.'
‘Omer Carmel, who leads the IP practice, is an extraordinary lawyer with deep scientific understanding and business acumen.’
Key clients
- Akeyless Security Ltd.
- Allergan Israel Ltd., Abbvie Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.
- Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd.
- B.M Energy
- EEG-Sense Ltd.
- Eighty Acres Urban Agriculture Inc.
- G1 Security Technologies Ltd.
- Giaconda Ltd.
- Gifted
- Global Retail Ltd
- Human Platform Inc.
- Media & Entertainment
- Maccabi Entrepreneurship and Management Ltd.
- Nayax Ltd.
- Ongage Ltd.
- OrSense Ltd.
- Redefine Meat Ltd.
- Tectona Ltd.
- Tnuva Food Industries – Agricultural Cooperative In Israel Ltd.
- Universal Music Israel
- YOOM.COM Ltd.
Work highlights
- Represented Eighty Acres Urban Agriculture Inc. and its Israeli subsidiary in the purchase of intellectual property assets such patent rights and licenses, knowhow, and plant breeds.
- Advised Carrefour on market penetration through its local franchisee, Global Retail Ltd, including matters of copyrights and advertisement production, trademarks and branding.
- Served as legal counsel for Universal Music Israel, handling contract negotiations, licensing agreements, and intellectual property management.