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Ena Pugatsch

Ena Pugatsch

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Reinhold Cohn & Partner, Reinhold Cohn Group

Position

Partner, Co-Head of Mechanics & Technology Department

Career

Ena manages the Mechanics & Technology Department of Reinhold Cohn & Partners, which handles matters pertaining, among others, to wide range of aspects of mechanics and mechanical engineering as well as industrial and agricultural equipment and processes, military technology, consumer products, medical devices, etc.

Ena has extensive experience in all areas of patent activities in Israel and worldwide, including drafting and prosecuting patent applications, providing opinions on different issues connected to patents including patentability/validity/freedom-to-operate, consulting clients on IP decision-making processes and strategies as well as patent portfolio building and management, opposition and litigation support in Israel and abroad and due diligence. Ena has reputable clients from diverse industries, which include among others: defense, aerospace, irrigation, cutting tools, diamond industry and others. Ena has a worldwide reputation as a patent expert and she is occasionally invited to speak in prestigious IP events around the globe. Ena is personally commended in the prestigious international Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) ranking as well as in the IAM Patent 1000 (The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners) ranking. Managing Intellectual Property (MIP IP Stars): “Ena Pugatsch, is the subject of praise: “Ena is very knowledgeable in relation to patent law and practice in Israel, and responds quickly and comprehensively to requests for advice. She also has a strong drive and work ethic.” Intellectual Asset Management – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 1000 (IAM Patent 1000): “IAM Patent 1000 debutante Ena Pugatsch is the firm’s mechanical engineering guru and draws on her deep knowledge of international patent law and utility models to determine the most cost-effective and efficient protection for clients’ innovations”.

Languages

Hebrew, English, Russian.

Memberships

AIPPI; Association of Israel Patent Attorneys; FICPI; Ena is the Israeli representative in the executive committee (ExCo) of FICPI, INTA.

Education

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (specialization in Optomechanics), Institute of Precise Mechanics and Optics, Leningrad, 1979.

Central College of Patent Studies, Leningrad, 1988.

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