Value & Patents

Unlocking Your Patent Portfolio’s Hidden Value Through Enforcement and Patent Monetization

Tuesday, November 10th, 2026 | 12:30 – 18:00

Herzog, Yitzhak Sadeh 6, Tel Aviv

Is There Untapped Value in Your Patent Portfolio?

Are valuable patents sitting unused in your portfolio? Are competitors benefiting from technology you invested in developing? Do you know what your patents could actually be worth?

Could patents that are no longer central to your business still generate significant value? And if enforcement becomes relevant, do you know whether, where and how to act?

Patents can be strategic business assets, creating leverage, generating licensing opportunities, supporting enforcement strategies and unlocking value that may already exist within a company’s portfolio.

Value & Patents, the second annual conference of Herzog Patents dedicated to patent enforcement and monetization, brings together leading IP litigators, patent professionals and valuation experts from Israel, the United States and Europe.

Through practical presentations, moderated discussions and a cross-border panel, the conference will explore how companies can identify and realize the hidden value in their patent portfolios — from evaluating the strength and potential value of an asset and preparing for enforcement, to selecting jurisdictions, developing litigation strategies and considering monetization opportunities.

Program

12:30 – 13:30 · Registration, Networking & Lunch

13:30 – 13:45 · Welcome & Opening Remarks

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Ilan Cohn, PhD

Patent Attorney, Partner — Cohn, de Vries, Stadler & Co. (Herzog Patents)

With over three decades of experience, Ilan Cohn advises innovators, investors and companies on strategic IP management and IP-based transactions. His practice has a strong focus on patent monetization, including licensing, sale and enforcement of IP assets.

13:45 – 15:00 · Session I

Before You Enforce: Building the Case Before the Case

Successful patent enforcement begins long before a claim is filed. This session will examine the strategic and economic questions companies should consider before embarking on an enforcement or monetization process: identifying valuable assets, assessing the strength of the opportunity, understanding potential damages, selecting the right jurisdiction and considering the different enforcement environments in the United States and Europe.

Topics will include

Is Your Patent Ready for Enforcement? Strategic considerations before taking action and preparing a patent portfolio for enforcement.

What Is Your Patent Really Worth? Understanding patent value, potential damages and the economics behind an enforcement decision.

Europe and the UPC. The evolving European enforcement landscape and the strategic opportunities and considerations created by the Unified Patent Court.

Choosing Where and Whether to Enforce. Global considerations, jurisdictional choices, costs, potential outcomes and the business case behind enforcement.

Each speaker will provide a short expert perspective, followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A.

Session I Speakers

Richard Luthi

Moderator — Attorney at Law, Partner — Luthi & Co. (Herzog Patents)

Founder of Luthi & Co., Richard Luthi is a leading Israeli IP litigator with decades of experience in major patent and intellectual property disputes. He advises domestic and international clients on complex cross-border litigation, licensing and patent monetization.
Gregory J. Urbanchuk, MSc., CVA

Principal, Forensics, Litigation & Valuation; Head of Intellectual Property Services — Grassi

Greg Urbanchuk leads Grassi’s Intellectual Property Services and has more than 20 years of experience in IP valuation, damages and dispute consulting in the U.S. and Europe. He serves as an expert witness in complex IP litigation and evaluates damages involving patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
Ulrich Kreutzer, Dipl.-Phys.

Patent Attorney, European Patent & Trademark Attorney, UPC Representative — Meissner Bolte

Ulrich Kreutzer is a European patent attorney and experienced patent litigator advising international clients on prosecution and cross-border disputes. As a UPC Representative, his practice includes European patent litigation strategy and proceedings before the Unified Patent Court.
Nosson D. Knobloch

Partner — Bartlit Beck LLP

Nosson Knobloch is a trial lawyer at Bartlit Beck with substantial experience in complex commercial and patent disputes. He has served on trial teams in major U.S. patent infringement cases involving technologies including telecommunications, diagnostics and semiconductor-related innovations.

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break & Networking

15:30 – 16:45 · Session II

Patent Litigation in Action: Strategies, Tactics & the Changing U.S. Landscape

Once the decision to enforce has been made, strategy becomes critical. This session moves from preparation to execution, examining the changing U.S. patent enforcement environment and the legal and tactical decisions that can shape the course, and economics, of a patent dispute. Available actions for those served with an infringement complaint, and funding options, will also be discussed.

Additional speaker(s) – TBC

Topics will include

The Changing U.S. Patent Enforcement Landscape. Key developments affecting patent owners and companies considering enforcement in the United States.

Patent Litigation: Do’s, Don’ts & Strategic Choices. Practical lessons from complex U.S. patent disputes and the decisions that can influence their outcome.

Defendant’s Strategies and Challenging Patents. The dramatically changed IPR scene brought back ex parte reexamination as a means for defendants to challenge patents — this and other tools, including Declaratory Judgment (DJ) actions for controlling the forum, will be discussed.

Funding the Fight. The role of litigation funding and alternative structures in making patent enforcement economically viable.

UPC as an emerging attractive forum for monetizing patents.

Each speaker will provide a short expert perspective, followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A.

Session II Speakers

John L. North

Moderator — Partner — Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP

John North is an IP litigator and strategic adviser who has led more than 100 intellectual property matters in major U.S. courts and internationally. His practice includes patent litigation, portfolio monetization and funded litigation for clients ranging from individual inventors to global corporations.
Scott D. Sherwin

Partner — Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Bio to follow.
Jeffrey R. Kuester

Partner — Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP

Jeff Kuester has more than three decades of experience across intellectual property litigation, patent prosecution and strategic counseling. He advises clients on complex patent, trademark and copyright matters, combining litigation experience with a practical focus on protecting and managing IP assets.

16:45 – 17:00 Short Break

17:00 – 18:00 · Session III

From Patents to Value: The Strategic Panel

Featuring All Conference Speakers. The closing panel brings together the perspectives of litigators, patent professionals and valuation experts from Israel, the United States and Europe for a practical discussion on one central question: how can companies turn patents they already own into business value?

The panel will explore questions such as: What makes a patent, or a patent portfolio, worth enforcing? How can companies identify overlooked or underutilized assets? When does enforcement make commercial sense? How should potential damages, costs and risks be evaluated? Which jurisdiction offers the right strategic environment? What role can litigation funding play? When should licensing be considered instead of, or alongside, litigation? What should companies be doing today to make their patent portfolios more monetizable tomorrow?

An open, cross-border discussion followed by audience Q&A.

Session III Moderator

Ilan Cohn, PhD

Moderator — Patent Attorney, Partner — Cohn, de Vries, Stadler & Co. (Herzog Patents)

With over three decades of experience, Ilan Cohn advises innovators, investors and companies on strategic IP management and IP-based transactions. His practice has a strong focus on patent monetization, including licensing, sale and enforcement of IP assets.