Whether you’re a first-time founder or a seasoned innovation leader, we at CDS-LUTHI Intellectual Property Group are here to support and guide you through all stages of your IP journey.
Our holistic IP practice, developed over decades of professional experience, focuses on crafting creative IP solutions for supporting your business strategy and maximizing value. Your success is our passion.
Our Services
No matter the size and stage of your venture, our comprehensive, innovation-forward IP services will steer your business to success.
Strategize
We offer comprehensive IP strategy services that are tailored to your business goals and needs, for securing competitive advantage and maximizing value.
Prepare & Protect
Our highly-experienced IP procurement team will ensure that your IP assets are effectively identified and safeguarded, and your business needs met.
Enforce
Defending your IP rights is a top priority for us, and our unparalleled litigation expertise is guaranteed to craft the solutions that work for you.
Utilize
By employing any of a wide range of monetization and licensing strategies, we can help you to unlock the full potential of your IP assets and create new business opportunities.
Our Team
Ilan Cohn, PhD
Patent Attorney, Partner
David de Vries
Patent Attorney, Partner
Svetlana Stadler
Patent Attorney, Partner
Richard Luthi
Attorney at Law, Partner
Daniel Lerner
Attorney at Law, Partner
Martin Binnes
Attorney at Law, Partner
Edith Sokol
Patent Attorney, Partner
Lior Cohn
Patent Attorney, Partner
Mirit Lotan, PhD
Patent Attorney, Partner
Zvi Jacobson
Patent Attorney, Partner
Rotem Cohen
Attorney at Law, Senior Associate
Erin Sherf
Attorney at Law, Associate, Head of Trademark and Design practice
Igor Lajanski
Patent Attorney, Associate
Lin Safadi
Attorney at Law, Associate
Motar Pelled
Attorney at Law, Associate
Inna Novikova
Patent Attorney, Of Counsel
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Recognition & Rankings
CDS-LUTHI is consistently being recognized for our top-tier IP expertise by leading ranking organizations and industry publications around the world.
News & Insights
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US Practice – A Green Light From the US Patent Office (USPTO) For Responding To Subject Matter Eligibility Rejections Under 35 USC § 101
On December 4, 2025, USPTO Director John A. Squires issued a Memorandum (Memorandum I) to patent applicants and patent practitioners, reminding them about the use of Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) under 37 CFR § 1.132 (commonly referred to as 132 Declarations) as another tool to overcome Section 101 rejections… -
USPTO Commissioner Squires Issues Revised Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions – Effective Immediately
On Friday November 28, 2025, USPTO Commissioner John Squires issued a Revised Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. This Guidance rescinds the USPTO’s previously published Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions from February 13, 2024, and replaces it with the new Guidance. This new guidance is effective immediately. The Guidance clarifies how… -
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USPTO FOR US APPLICANTS
USING PLACEHOLDER CLAIMS IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND MAY GIVE RISE TO UNINTENDED EXTRA COSTS “Placeholder claims” are temporary claims used in continuation applications to keep the new application legally connected to the original one and to preserve the same priority date before the parent application officially becomes a patent. “Placeholder… -
Announcing: Herzog Patents – CDS-LUTHI
We are very pleased and proud to announce that as of today, The CDS-LUTHI Group is teaming up with the law firm of Herzog Fox & Neeman, one of the largest and leading law firms in Israel to form – Herzog Patents in association with CDS-LUTHI. The two arms of the CDS-LUTHI Group will… -
Israel Trademark Landscape 2024: Key Trends and Developments
The Israel Patent Office (ILPO) recently released its 2024 Annual Report, providing insight into the trends and developments across patents, trademarks, and designs. Below, we highlight the main takeaways regarding trademarks. Improved Processing Times The Israeli trademark registration landscape underwent significant shifts in 2024, characterized by faster and more efficient… -
EU Launches New Transparency Rules for Generative AI: The Intellectual Property Perspective, and What Israel-Based Clients Should Know
The European Union’s transparency rules for generative AI, effective August 2, 2025, introduce specific requirements for how AI systems handle intellectual property rights. These regulations require developers to document their training data sources, implement measures to prevent copyright infringement, and disclose when content is AI-generated. The new rules require AI… -
Patent Application Claim Strategies Are Essential to Strong Patents
Strategic claim drafting and prosecution in the USPTO continues to be of paramount importance. This is especially true in view of the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) opinion Colibri Heart Valve LLC v. Medtronic CoreValve, LLC, No. 2023-2153 (Fed. Cir. July 18, 2025) . The…
