Boutique IP practice Luthi & Co (CDS-LUTHI Group) handles disputes across the defence, technology, biotech, and pharmaceuticals sectors. Led by patent litigation heavyweight Richard Luthi, Daniel Lerner and the rest of the team bring a strong technical understanding of technology to the centre of disputes. Martin Binnes, who has ‘an exceptional ability to dig into any technology and get to the heart of it’ leverages his scientific background to unpick complex patent cases, and Rotem Cohen comes highly recommended for copyright and trade secrets work.
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‘From my experience, Luthi & Co is by far the best IP litigation firm in Israel.'
‘Richard Luthi is leading cases hands-on, leading the team and understand every necessary detail of the technology. I must also note his impressive court performance.'
- 'Rotem Cohen is an outstanding attorney and is very experienced and thorough.'
- 'Martin Binnes is one of the secret weapons of Luthi & Co, with an exceptional ability to dig into any technology and get to the heart of it.’
‘The team fully understand our needs and give us very good services from the first stage of conducting research, through to dealing with the patent signing process, dealing with objections, renewing the patent, etc.’
‘We work with specific people who know us very closely and know exactly how we can minimize the time working on each case. They are very professional and give us very good service.’
‘I know Richard Luthi and Daniel Lerner. All are leading experts in their fields.’
Key clients
- Pharma Cosmetics Laboratories Ltd.
- Johnson & Johnson
- Bloom Fresh International Limited
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc.
- Strauss Group
- Israel Aerospace Industries
- Ningbo Zhihui Network Technology Co. Ltd
- Tefen Flow and Dosing Technologies Ltd
- Peanuts Worldwide LLC
Work highlights
- Representing Johnson & Johnson against Teva in patent opposition proceedings for the client's Schizophrenia drug, Xeplion.
- Representing Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in two patent oppositions against Elbit Systems Ltd.
- Assisting Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in their opposition to a patent application filed by Aurora Inc.
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Practice head
Other key lawyers
Daniel Lerner; Martin Binnes; Rotem Cohen