According to the proposed amendment to the Patents Law (Patents Act Amendment No. Third-party submissionsSection 18(b)(c) of the patents law permits third-party submissions during prosecution at a limited time window. This discount is not available for the national phase of a PCT application or for patent applications filed under the Paris Convention. Administrative enforcement of patentsThe Israel Patents Law deals with the state’s right to exploit inventions. This authorisation was the first time that sections 104 and 105 of the Patents Law had been invoked for public non-commercial use.