WHY ISRAEL?


ISRAEL: AN ESSENTIAL PART OF A PATENTING STRATEGY


Despite its high profi le, Israel is a


small country, with a mere 7.2 million inhabitants—the 97th largest country by population. In terms of area, Israel is only the world’s 152nd largest country. But, say Michael Factor and Jeremy Ben David, it remains an essential patent jurisdiction.


Although there appears to be little justifi cation for registering patents in Israel in terms of market size, if the strength of Israel’s economy is considered, and its trading status with regards to the US, Europe and the Far East, it becomes clear that fi ling patent applications in Israel should be part of any international IP strategy.


Two recent publications—T e Israel Test, by George Gilder and Start-up Nation: T e Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, by Dan Senor and Saul Singer—make a case for Israel being the world leader in terms of research, development and entrepreneurship. Many of the largest and most successful multinational corporations have found themselves—sometimes contrary to their pre- existing policies—either setting up development centres in Israel or purchasing Israeli companies. For example, Intel set up its fi rst and fl agship R&D


32 World Intellectual Property Review May/June 2011 www.worldipreview.com


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