Ilan Cohn, PhD

With over three decades of extensive experience as a patent attorney, Dr. Ilan Cohn, a founding partner at CDS-LUTHI Intellectual Property Group, has established himself as a leading figure in the Israeli IP landscape. He is consistently recognized by international ranking guides and is a key opinion leader on strategic IP matters. Ilan is particularly sought-after for his expertise in managing in-depth processes of IP due diligence, IP-based transactions, and IP monetization activities, including licensing, selling, and enforcing IP assets.

Ilan advises stakeholders across all levels, including innovators, investors, technology incubators, and both small and large corporations, on how to generate IP-supported business value and leverage it as a strategic asset. His practice is multidisciplinary, servicing clients from a wide range of science and technology disciplines, primarily life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, agricultural technologies, food technologies, consumer products, renewable energy, and water technologies. Additionally, Ilan is actively involved in education programs, teaching IP courses at Bar-Ilan University and an IP strategy course at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, among others.

From IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists — “Ilan is an exceptional attorney. He deeply understands client innovation and provides comprehensive and detailed work in very short time frames. He is incredibly smart and a pleasure to work with.”