Dovev Apel
Dovev is a partner at S. Horowitz & Co. He specialises in intellectual property, life sciences and health law.
Dovev advises major global and domestic pharmaceutical and technology-based companies on a wide range of intellectual property issues involving patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, trade secrets with a particular strength in the life sciences industry. Dovev regularly appears before the Israel Patents, Designs and Trademarks Office, including in pre-grant patent opposition proceedings, and all levels of Israeli civil courts and arbitration tribunals on IP cases, including cross-border IP proceedings.
Dovev's non-contentious practice includes advising on the commercial exploitation of intellectual property rights and IP legal due diligence within the context of M&A transactions, as well as the provision of legal opinions in the pharmaceutical field, in particular concerning issues of freedom to operate.
Dovev is recognised by Managing Intellectual Property as a "star" in Israel, in the field of Patents and Trademarks.
Dovev lectured on Patent Law at the Academic Centre of Law & Business, Ramat Gan.