Israel Patent Office Revokes Elta's Secure Smartphone Communication Patent
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israel's Patent Office has canceled Elta's patent for a secure smartphone system used by military and security forces. The decision followed a challenge by High-Sec, which argued the technology was not novel. Elta plans to appeal the ruling, which stated the patent's components were previously known and their combination did not represent a new invention.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel's Patent Office revoked Elta's patent for a secure smartphone communication system.
- The system was designed for military and security personnel to protect against hacking.
- High-Sec company challenged the patent, claiming Elta was monopolizing known solutions.
- Arbitrator Roaya Israeli ruled the patent's components were not novel.
- Elta, a subsidiary of IAI, intends to appeal the decision in Tel Aviv District Court.
The Israeli Patent Office, under the Ministry of Justice, has revoked a patent held by Elta, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), for a cyber-defense system designed to secure smartphones used by military and security personnel. The patent covered an external modem and its associated software, which enhances device security by disabling standard wireless communication channels. This system prevents the reception of unsecured external signals, thereby protecting the device from hacking. Users can switch between regular cellular networks and a secure internal network, intended for use during combat or operations, with the press of a button.
The decision came after a petition from High-Sec, a company based in Caesarea, which argued that Elta was attempting to monopolize already established technologies. High-Sec contended that connecting an external modem to a smartphone while disabling its standard communication channels is a common practice among global militaries, and that separating civilian and military communications is a standard requirement for security forces.
Elta maintained that its invention was novel, asserting that no existing civilian solutions offered the ability to irreversibly disable the hardware components. However, Intellectual Property Arbitrator Dr. Roaya Israeli ruled that all elements of the patent were previously known and had been mentioned in earlier developments for the same purpose. She concluded that their combination did not constitute a new application or add to existing knowledge, and therefore did not qualify for patent protection.
Elta has informed the Tel Aviv District Court of its intention to appeal the patent's revocation.
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