Liad Whatstein & Co.

Managing Partner: Liad Whatstein

Partners: Amira Mangelus, Matti Michel

Languages:English, Hebrew, French, Arabic

Liad Whatstein & Co. is internationally recognized as Israel’s foremost IP firm. The firm handles all aspects of the IP practice, including litigation and prosecution of patents, trademarks, designs and plant varieties, as well as matters relating to copyright, licensing and distribution. The firm acts in Israel’s most complex IP disputes. The firm also manages large patent and trademark portfolios of major international clients.

Liad Whatstein & Co. acts in Israel’s most complex patent disputes, including patent infringement proceedings and opposition proceedings before the Israeli Patent Office.

The Firm's clients are the largest global pharmaceutical companies and Fortune 500 companies in the fields of chemistry and agrochemicals, electronics, computer software and hardware and defense related technologies. We also act for the State of Israel and its research agencies in complex patent proceedings.

The firm orchestrated and designed complex experiments in patent infringement and opposition proceedings and uses a network of internationally acclaimed experts and external laboratories. In addition, the firm is involved in a large number of multi-jurisdictional patent proceedings.

Liad Whatstein & Co. manages large patent portfolios of major global companies, in particular in life science and chemistry. The firm brings a fresh and creative approach to patent prosecution.

The firm's professionals are not merely forwarding translations of Office actions to clients, but always provide concise analysis and recommendations to assist clients to overcome objections and reduce the number of office actions until allowance. The firm prosecutes with litigation in mind. Experienced patent litigation counsels are also involved in patent prosecution to obtain enforceable patents which can be successfully asserted in litigation.

Liad Whatstein & Co. acts on behalf of major brand owners and effectively enforces their trademark rights. In addition to acting in complex trademark and trade dress disputes, the firm also handles one of the largest anti-counterfeiting practices in Israel and represents Fortune 500 brand owners, including international companies in the fields of fashion, cosmetics, consumer products, media and entertainment and others. The firm has excellent working relationship with the enforcement agencies and also assisted in developing their working guidelines and procedures.

Liad Whatstein & Co. manages large trademark portfolios of major global brand owners and handles contentious proceedings at the TMO.

The firm’s clients are Fortune 500 major international companies in a range of industries, including luxury fashion brands, media and entertainment, spirits, sports, consumer products, electronics and others. In addition, the firm also manages large trademark portfolios in the areas of the Palestinian Authorities (the West Bank and Gaza) via a network of local associates.

Liad Whatstein & Co. provides a wide range of services in a diverse range of copyright and design issues. The firm’s copyright practice includes copyright enforcement in relation to computer software, artistic works, music, cinematographic works, photography, architectural works and more. In additional to traditional copyright disputes, the firm has considerable experience in internet, new media and open source related matters.

The firm’s clients are among others international entertainment and media companies, major film studios, software companies and international artists. In addition, Liad Whatstein & Co. files and prosecutes design applications and acts for clients in design infringement proceedings.

Liad Whatstein & Co. represents clients in a broad range of non-contentious matters, including drafting and negotiating complex licensing, franchise and distribution agreements.

The firm acts for international Fortune 500 companies, universities and research–based institutions and agencies in technology transfer agreements and in the structuring of licensing strategies.