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Patent Attorneys

Reinhold Cohn Group

einhold Cohn Group is the leading intel-

lectual property firm in Israel. The group in-

cludes the patent attorneys firmReinhold

Cohn & Partners and the law firm Gilat, Bareket &

Co. The synergismof patent attorneys, experienced

in a diverse spectrum of technical and scientific

disciplines, working alongside legal professionals,

creates a unique and effective platform for maxi-

mizing returns of the client’s Intellectual Property

assets by securing optimal protection. As the larg-

est, leading and earliest established IP firm (1934),

Reinhold Cohn Group offers premier expertise in

filing, prosecution, renewals, protection, opposi-

tions, opinions, due diligence, freedom to operate,

enforcement, litigation, licensing, commercializa-

tion and evaluation, portfolio management and

strategic counseling in all areas of intellectual

property such as patents, trademarks, designs,

copyrights, open source, plant breeders’ rights,

etc. As a full service intellectual property firm, the

group includes over 250 employees; amongst them

over 70 are patent attorneys and attorneys at law.

Reinhold Cohn Group and its teamof professionals

are internationally renowned for excellence and are

continually ranked top tier in leading international

and local guides such as Managing Intellectual

Property – IP Stars, Chambers & Partners, Legal

500, WTR1000, Who’sWho Legal, IAMPatent Strat-

egy 300, IAM Patent 1000, Expert Guides, D&B

Israel and BDI.

Clientele

The group takes pride in the diversity of its clients,

which include multi-national corporations oper-

ating in Israel, large Israeli companies, NASDAQ

and other stock exchange companies, academic

institutions, start-up companies (at various stages

of development), mid-stage corporations, private

investors and funds, scientists, entrepreneurs

and inventors. Amongst the group’s clients are

international foreign companies and corporations

(many of them are Fortune500 companies) that

exclusively seek the group’s services for drafting

and filing applications in Israel and in various other

jurisdictions. The group’s clients benefit from the

services the group offers, based on the group’s ex-

pertise in Intellectual Property, and stemming from

the top quality service extended to each client.

The Partners

The firm is headed by senior partners Dr. Ilan

Cohn (Ph.D. Biol.), Ehud Hausman (LL.B.,

M.Sc

Comp. Sci.), David de Vries

(B.Sc

. Mech. Eng.),

Ena Pugatsch

(M.Sc

. Mech. Eng.), Dr. Bossmat

Gonen (Ph.D. Biol.), Svetlana Stadler

(M.Sc.

Phys.),

Ronit Barzik-Soffer (LL.B.), Dr. Ronnie Benshafrut

(Ph.D. Chem.), Tamar Morag-Sela

(M.Sc

. Chem.),

and partners Yehuda Seruya

(B.Sc

. Aeronauti-

cal Eng.), Inna Novikova

(M.Sc.

Tech. Phys.), Dr.

Mirit Lotan (Ph.D. Biol.), Michal Hackmey

(M.Sc.

Biochem.), Shelly Zohar (LL.B.), Dr. Yigal Fraenkel

(Ph.D. Biophysics), Dr. Sheila Zrihan-Licht (Ph.D.

Biol.), MyriamSchnur

(M.Sc.

Appl. Phys.) and Yossi

Kravetz

(M.Sc

. Biotech.).

Areas of Expertise

Life Sciences & Chemistry -

Handles inventions

in a wide spectrum of fields, such as biotechnol-

ogy, pharmaceuticals, medical compositions and

equipment, molecular biology, organic and in-

organic chemistry, agriculture, nanotechnology,

biochemistry, pharmacology, food technology,

diagnostics and green technology, and related

fields. The department also has vast experience

in handling Patent Term Extension cases.

Hi-Tech -

Handles a wide range of technologies

including computers (hardware and software) and

computer-based inventions, electrical engineering

and electronics, electro-optics, cellular technology,

databases, multi-media, integrated systems and

processes, semiconductor devices and related

processes, communications and telecommunica-

tions, internet, cyber, computer based business

methods, storage, etc.

Mechanics & Technology -

Handles inventions in

the fields of mechanics and engineering, such as

mechanical engineering, automotive engineering,

aerospace engineering, maritime engineering, op-

tics, medical devices and equipment, agricultural

and engineering equipment, agricultural andwater

technologies, consumer products, materials engi-

neering, packaging and handling of merchandise

and materials, military technologies, etc.

Physics -

Handles inventions in the fields of

optics, electro-optics, acoustics, electrical engi-

neering, optical communication, optical and elec-

tronic information storage, semiconductor-based

technologies, energy, medical devices, nanotech-

nology, etc.

Medical Devices -

An interdisciplinary field

combining various areas of expertise, including

engineering, life science, physics, electronics,

material science, software, pharmaceuticals,

etc., demanding an innovative multidisciplinary

approach. Therefore, ad-hoc teams of profession-

als are formed to handle specific projects, each

one handling the aspects within their technological

area of expertise.

Nanotechnology -

The department has expertise

in medicine, material sciences, microelectronics,

physics, electronics, chemistry, biochemistry, mi-

crobiology, etc.

Trademarks -

Provides strategic and legal counsel-

ing relating to selection of trademarks and their

proper use, planning, implementation and man-

agement of international trademark portfolios

for local and international clients, conducting

searches to ascertain the degree of freedom to

operate, assistance in selection of a trademark

and opinions regarding criteria for use and procure-

ment, legal consultation with regard to drafting

applications, registration of a trademark, domain

name, drafting trademark-related agreements,

conducting searches and watches.

Designs -

Specializes in consulting clients on

means to protect designs, in selection of strate-

gies and tactics for filing designs, occasionally

alongside drafting patent applications pertaining

to the same subject matter, in order to consider

all aspects of protection and enforcement of re-

spective rights.

Gilat, Bareket & Co.

The law firm of Gilat, Bareket & Co. is one of Is-

rael’s leading IP law firms, specializing in litiga-

tion and legal protection of intellectual property

rights in patents, technologies, brands, designs,

creative works and inventions. Gilat, Bareket &Co.

includes 25 attorneys at law, several of whomalso

hold academic degrees in sciences.

26A Habarzel Street, Tel-Aviv 6971037

Tel:

972-3-7109333��

Fax:

972-3-5606405

info@rcip.co.il www.rcip.co.il

Ehud Hausman

Senior Partner

Ena Pugatsch

Senior Partner

Svetlana Stadler

Senior Partner

David de Vries

Senior Partner

Dr. Bossmat Gonen

Managing Partner

Ronit Barzik-Soffer

Senior Partner

Dr. Ilan Cohn

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