Intellectual Property

Israeli robotics startup RGo Robotics shuts down after eight years, selling its IP via perpetual licenses to John Deere and other firms instead of a traditional exit.

Israeli cybersecurity firm XM Cyber has sold its intellectual property to CrowdStrike for $600 million in cash and stock, resulting in massive layoffs that left only 50 of its 300 local employees.

Israeli-German cybersecurity firm XM Cyber is selling its intellectual property to CrowdStrike for 600 million dollars, five years after its 700 million dollar acquisition by Germany's Schwarz Group.

Medtronic Ventor paid 450 million shekels to the Israeli Tax Authority following a tax dispute over intellectual property transfers, with 360 million remaining in dispute.

Startup Entitle sold its intellectual property to its parent company BeyondTrust for 124 million shekels. The company is expected to pay approximately 29 million shekels in taxes on the transfer.

One of Israel's most influential intellectual property experts, Advocate Eran Pizanti, has passed away at 56. He was widely known for his leading role in the fight against online piracy.

Advocate Eran Prezenti, one of the leading lawyers in the field of intellectual property who led the fight against pirate sites for years, has passed away at the age of 56 from a heart attack. Prezenti, who headed the intellectual property department at the Piron law firm and served as the legal advisor to the Zira organization, is survived by his wife and three children. Advocate Zvi Piron...

Eran Prezenti, partner and head of the intellectual property practice at the Firon law firm, died over the weekend of cardiac arrest. For over two decades, he dealt with copyrights, patents, and trademarks, and was also involved in battles against the distribution of pirated content.