News & Insights

  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…

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…

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…

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) .

Securing a patent in the U.S. can be challenging—especially when your invention is met with a Section 101 rejection for not being “patent-eligible.” These rejections typically assert that the claimed subject matter  is  abstract and lacks an “inventive concept.” However, with a strategic approach, this rejection can be overcome. This…

By Dr. Ilan Cohn The Decision On July 2, 2025, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) delivered a landmark decision that reshapes the applicability of prior sale as prior art for determining patentability. It was previously thought that in Europe (and in many other…

  Written by Jerome R. Smith (Senior Patent Attorney) Effective July 10, 2025 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced important changes to its Accelerated Examination procedures, effective July 10, 2025. Advancement is available, but most requests will require fees. Advancement of Examination is available in the…

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, Due to the current security situation in Israel, we regret to inform you that the “Patent Monetization – Maximizing Value through Enforcement” conference has been postponed. We hope to reschedule the event as soon as circumstances allow and will inform you of the new date once…