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.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘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.’

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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.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ian Rostowsky