Ehrlich & Fenster of Ehrlich Group

Head of Biotech Department

Since 2001 Dr. Waterman has been involved in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications. Dr. Waterman specializes in IP matters in fields such as cell biology, bio-informatics, immunology, biochemistry, nanotechnology, medical devices, agrotech and nutrition.

Dr. Waterman is involved in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, including opposition procedures, in rendering opinions regarding IP matters, in IP Due Diligence processes, and in devising IP and commercialization strategies.

The Biotech department managed by Dr. Waterman won the Corporate INTL Global Award 2016 as the “Biotechnology Law, Firm of the Year in Israel”.

Dr. Waterman is commended for her expertise in patent prosecution in the Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2018 ranking and also named one of the Top 250 Women in IP by Managing Intellectual Property.

English, Hebrew

1994-2000 Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. 1991-1993 B.Sc. degree in Biology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. During her academic career, Dr. Waterman authored over 15 papers and reviews in the fields of Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.