About
Cohn, de Vries, Stadler & Co. (CDS), operating under the brand Herzog Patents, is a top-tier Israeli intellectual property firm with fourteen patent attorneys, two attorneys at law and a larger professional staff providing IP services across technological fields. In October 2022 CDS and Luthi & Co. formed the CDS-LUTHI Intellectual Property Group (CDS as the Group's IP procurement arm and Luthi & Co. as its IP litigation arm), and in September 2025 the Group entered a strategic partnership with Herzog Fox & Ne'eman under the Herzog Patents brand, with CDS assuming Herzog's patent attorney work and Luthi assuming Herzog's patent litigation work.
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Lawyers at this firm
David De Vries
Partner, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise IP Strategic Counseling, Patents, Designs, IP Due Diligence, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Studies, Patentability Studies Technologies Military Technology, Machinery, Engineering, Agritech, Automotive, Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Cleantech & Renewables, Construction & Engineering, Consumer Products, Foodtech, Manufacturing Technologies, Medical Devices, Packaging (PackTech), Water Technologies, Energy. · Intellectual Property
Edith Sokol
Partner, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise IP Strategic Counseling, Patent filing and prosecution, IP Portfolio Management, IP Due Diligence, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Studies Technologies Chemistry, Material science and engineering, Life science & Healthcare, Chemical engineering, Medical Devices, Packaging (PackTech), Water Technologies, Cleantech & Renewables, Construction & Engineering, Consumer Products, Foodtech, Agritech. · Intellectual Property
Erin Sherf
Attorney at Law, Trademarks and Designs Specialist, Leader of Trademark and Design practice. Professional Expertise Designs, Trademarks Technologies Consumer Products, Packaging (PackTech), Automotive, Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Telecommunications & Media, Medical Devices · Trademarks
Hanna Friedman
Associate, Patent Attorney Professional Expertise Patent Portfolio Management, Patent filing and prosecution Technologies Fiber Optics, Electro-Optics, Imaging, Light-Matter Interactions, Nanotechnology, MRI Probes and Spectrometers, IR Sensors, Augmented/Virtual Reality Technologies · Intellectual Property
Henry Einav
Of Counsel, Patent Attorney Professional Expertise Patent Portfolio Management, Patent filing and Prosecution, European Patent Office Opposition and Appeal Proceedings, US Proceedings Before the District Court, Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, Freedom to Operate (FTO) studies, IP licensing, Patentability Studies, Trademark Management. Technologies Life Sciences, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Chemistry & Material Science, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics · Intellectual Property
Igor Lajanski
Patent Attorney Professional Expertise Patents (drafting and prosecution world-wide), Patentability Studies, Freedom to Operate studies Technologies Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Communication, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Digital Printing, Machine Learning, Medical Devices, MEMS, Military Technology, Nanotechnology, Optics, Semiconductor Technology. · Intellectual Property
Ilan Cohn
Partner, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise IP Strategic Counseling, IP Transactions & Licensing, IP Due Diligence, Patent Monetization, Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Plant Breeders’ Rights. Technologies Agritech, Foodtech, Life Science, Healthcare & Digital Health, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical, Biotechnology, AI-Based Systems, Cleantech & Renewables, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Water Technologies. · Intellectual Property
Inna Novikova
Of counsel, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise IP Strategic Counseling, Patent filing and prosecution, IP Audit, IP Due Diligence, IP Intelligence, M&A Advisory, Patents Technologies Computer-Related Inventions, Communication, Storage, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Big Data, Digital Health. · Intellectual Property
Iris Monis
Internal Auditor, Advocate, CPA ISR · Intellectual Property
Jerome R. Smith
Associate, Patent Attorney Professional Expertise Global Patent Portfolio Management, IP Strategic Counseling, Patent filing and prosecution, Patent Application Drafting, IP Transactions, US Patent Litigation Support, Patent Monetization, Freedom to Operate Studies. Technologies Software, Cybersecurity, AI, Semiconductors, Medical Devices, Robotics, Telecommunications. · Intellectual Property
Lior Cohn
Partner, COO, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise Patent Portfolio Management, Patent filing and prosecution, IP Strategic Counseling, IP Due Diligence, Patentability Studies, Freedom to Operate Studies. Technologies Medical Devices, Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Water Technologies, Optics, Mems-Based Innovations, Energy Systems, Water Purification, and RF-Based Technologies. · Intellectual Property
Mirit Lotan
Partner, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise IP Strategic counseling, Patent filing and prosecution, IP Due Diligence, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analyses Technologies Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Digital Health, Medical Devices, Agritech · Intellectual Property
Svetlana Stadler
Partner, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise IP Strategic Counseling, IP Portfolio Management, Patent filing and prosecution, IP Portfolio Management, IP Due Diligence, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Studies Technologies Electronic devices, semiconductor materials and devices, optics and electro-optics, medical devices, energy generation technologies, laser systems, nanotechnology, imaging, digital printing, communication technologies, computer science, neural networks, AI-based technologies, and quantum computing. · Intellectual Property
Tal Lustig
Partner, Patent Attorney Professional Expertise Patent Portfolio Management, Patent filing and prosecution, IP Strategic Counseling, IP Due Diligence, Patentability Studies, Freedom to Operate Studies. Technologies Mechanical and heavy engineering, agritech, automotive, aviation, aerospace and defense, cleantech and renewables, water technologies, construction, packaging, and medical devices, machining, autonomous driving, composite materials, 3D printing, and wearable technologies. · Intellectual Property
Zvi Jacobson
Partner, Patent Attorney. Professional Expertise IP Strategic Counseling, Patent filing and prosecution, IP Due Diligence, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Studies, Patentability Studies Technologies Electrical Engineering, Medical Devices, Electronic Devices, Renewable Energy, Electro-Optics, Imaging, Optics. · Intellectual Property
