Your One-Stop-Shop
for Holistic IP Expertise.
CDS is a modern and dynamic IP firm, proudly providing our versatile clientele with comprehensive, high-quality IP services – across a wide range of markets and technologies. Our team has established itself as a leading authority for crafting business-forward, creative solutions to any IP needs.
Our Services
We specialize in delivering tailormade solutions to meet the
needs of your business, through our expert knowledge
spanning across all areas of IP.
- Patents
- Designs
- Trademarks
- Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Studies
- Patentability Studies
- IP Due Diligence & Audit
- IP Portfolio Evaluation & Management
- IP Licensing, Transactions & Joint Ventures
- Patent Monetization
- Brand Strategy
- Inventions’ Mining
- Franchising
- Patent Mapping
- Renewals
- Patent Term Extension
- Opposition & Revocation Proceedings
- Trade Secrets
- Plant Breeders’ Rights
Our Team
Ilan Cohn, PhD
Patent Attorney, Partner
David de Vries
Patent Attorney, Partner
Edith Sokol
Patent Attorney, Partner
Lior Cohn
Patent Attorney, Partner
Mirit Lotan, PhD
Patent Attorney, Partner
Svetlana Stadler
Patent Attorney, Partner
Tal Lustig
Patent Attorney, Partner
Zvi Jacobson
Patent Attorney, Partner
Erin Sherf
Attorney at Law, Leader of Trademark and Design practice
Giora L. Goren
Patent Attorney, Associate
Hanna Zuckerman (Friedman), PhD.
Patent Attorney, Associate
Igor Lajanski
Patent Attorney, Associate
Jerome R. Smith
Senior Patent Attorney
Henry Einav
Patent Attorney, Of Counsel
Inna Novikova
Patent Attorney, Of Counsel
Karni Norich
Patent Attorney Trainee
Noa Binnes
Patent Attorney Trainee
Tamar Frank
Patent Attorney Trainee
Efrat Levkowitz
Paralegal, Client Account Manager
Elinor Marciano
Paralegal Trainee
Elsa Lalou-Sadot
IP Renewals Manager
Hadas Mor, PhD
Paralegal, Client Account Manager
Irina Roitman
Paralegal Assistant
Libi Bufman Cohen
Paralegal, Client Account Manager
Liron Nadiv-Yaslovitzh
IP Docketing Administrator
Lital David-Dagan
Head of Paralegal Operation
Mimi Peretz
Senior Paralegal
Naomi Pliska
IP Renewals Administrator
Paola Barnes
Paralegal, Client Account Manager
Rony Yehoshafat
Paralegal
Aleksey Belov
IS & IT Manager
Dina Eliasoof
Office Manager
Eli Peter
Maintenance & Logistics
Iris Monis
Internal Auditor
Miri Shedlezki
Office Manager
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Ilan Cohn, PhD
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David de Vries
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Edith Sokol
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Lior Cohn
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Mirit Lotan, PhD
Patent Attorney, Partner -
Svetlana Stadler
Patent Attorney, Partner -
Tal Lustig
Patent Attorney, Partner -
Zvi Jacobson
Patent Attorney, Partner -
Erin Sherf
Attorney at Law, Leader of Trademark and Design practice -
Giora L. Goren
Patent Attorney, Associate -
Hanna Zuckerman (Friedman), PhD.
Patent Attorney, Associate -
Igor Lajanski
Patent Attorney, Associate -
Jerome R. Smith
Senior Patent Attorney -
Henry Einav
Patent Attorney, Of Counsel -
Inna Novikova
Patent Attorney, Of Counsel -
Karni Norich
Patent Attorney Trainee -
Noa Binnes
Patent Attorney Trainee -
Tamar Frank
Patent Attorney Trainee -
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Efrat Levkowitz
Paralegal, Client Account Manager -
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Elinor Marciano
Paralegal Trainee -
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Elsa Lalou-Sadot
IP Renewals Manager -
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Hadas Mor, PhD
Paralegal, Client Account Manager -
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Irina Roitman
Paralegal Assistant -
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Libi Bufman Cohen
Paralegal, Client Account Manager -
Liron Nadiv-Yaslovitzh
IP Docketing Administrator -
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Lital David-Dagan
Head of Paralegal Operation -
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Mimi Peretz
Senior Paralegal -
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Naomi Pliska
IP Renewals Administrator -
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Paola Barnes
Paralegal, Client Account Manager -
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Rony Yehoshafat
Paralegal -
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Aleksey Belov
IS & IT Manager -
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Dina Eliasoof
Office Manager -
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Eli Peter
Maintenance & Logistics -
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Iris Monis
Internal Auditor -
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Miri Shedlezki
Office Manager -
Recognition & Rankings
CDS is consistently being recognized by
leading professional ranking organizations and industry publications worldwide.
News & Insights
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When a Typo Is Not Just a Typo: How a Typo Resulted in the Loss of a Priority Claim to a Provisional Application
In Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc., No. 2025-1427 (Fed. Cir. June 23, 2026), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) was faced with determining whether an alleged typographical error in a provisional application prohibited the non-provisional application, which corrected the alleged typographical error, from receiving the priority date of the provisional application. -
Save the Date! Value & Patents Unlocking Your Patent Portfolio’s Hidden Value Through Enforcement and Patent Monetization
Join us on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, for Herzog Patents’ 2nd Annual Conference on Patent Enforcement and Monetization. Gain insights from leading experts from Israel and abroad on how patents can become far more than protective assets, and how enforcement and monetization strategies can unlock value already embedded (but perhaps hidden from view) within your patent portfolio. -
Congratulations to Edith Sokol for being recognized in the Lexology Index 2026.
We are proud to congratulate our Partner and Patent Attorney, Edith Sokol, on being recognized as Highly Recommended in IP - Patent Agents & Attorneys in the Lexology Index 2026. -
The invention hiding in almost every pencil case, and the patents behind it
On September 1, as students across Israel head back to school, millions of pens will return to desks, notebooks and pencil cases. Few of us will give them a second thought. Yet the ballpoint pen, one of the simplest and most familiar objects we use, is the result of an invention that fundamentally changed the way the world writes. -
Claiming Priority is Not Enough
Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Technology, Inc., No. 2025-1752 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) A patent or patent application publication, used as a reference (e.g., prior art), is prior art as of its “effective filing date,” which is typically the earliest filing date of the underlying provisional patent application, from which the patent or patent application publication claims priority. This now holds true for all patents and patent application publications used as references-only when the provisional application provides § 112(a) support (§ 112 support) for the claims of the reference (the patent or patent application publication) itself. -
USPTO Proposed Rule Change -Identity of Real Party in Interest in Ex Parte Reexaminations (EPRs)
Who stands behind a patent challenge at the USPTO? The USPTO has proposed a rule change that could reshape one of the few remaining avenues for anonymously challenging the validity of a U.S. patent. A proposed rule change by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was published on July 22, 2026, in which the USPTO proposed to amend the Rules of Practice to require a third party request for Ex Parte Reexamination (EPR) to include a statement by the third party requester identifying all real parties in interest to the EPR request. The proposal is open to public comments until August 21, 2026. -
Recognized in the IAM Strategy 300 2026
We are proud to share that Ilan Cohn, Svetlana Stadler and David de Vries have been recognized in the IAM Strategy 300 - The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2026.
