Liad Whatstein & Co. Law Office

Litigation firm Liad Whatstein & Co. Law Office’s reputation precedes it in the Israeli IP market for complex patent litigation, chiefly in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences spaces. Founder and patent disputes veteran Liad Whatstein remains a top choice for some of the biggest names in innovation. The team also assists global fashion and entertainment clients through trademark and copyright matters. Practice co-lead Amira Mangelus is sought out for her vast experience in life sciences, and Oren Winer comes highly recommended for patent term extensions. Intellectual property disputes from Israel’s busy tech arena are led by Matti Michel. Hila Oz-Meyer is another notable team member.

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Testimonials

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‘Liad Whatstein and his team have a unique makeup to assist their international clients in patent disputes in Israel: excellent command of English, extensive scientific background and vast experience in local practice.
‘Liad Whatstein's natural leadership coupled with a genuine desire to do the right thing at the right time for his clients make collaborating with Liad very easy. He is very responsive and humble, open to hear clients' views, and works extremely well with all foreign counsel in multijurisdictional litigation. Very well versed on local practice and developing cases, Liad sees the big picture in the weed of details, maintaining rigour and diligence in his advice.'
‘Liad Whatstein is an outstanding litigator. His speed of thought and ability to create winning arguments are second to none. He is the best patent litigator in Israel.’
‘Liad is an exceptional attorney. In my view, the best IP litigator in Israel. He has vast knowledge, sharp senses, is super intelligent, and is not shy to be aggressive.’
‘Amira Mangelus and Matti Michel are very knowledgeable and smart.’
‘Liad Whatstein is laser-focused and provides brilliant legal advice on issues facing our company and our industry as a whole. It is always a pleasure to speak with Liad.’
‘They have excellent legal knowledge, and provide very detailed and insightful advice about patent status, scope, validity, and recommended actions. They are very personable and very smart, dedicated attorneys. They respond promptly, and have broad business acumen and industry knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector, not only in Israel, but outside of Israel as well. They are my "go-to" firm in Israel.’
‘I work primarily with Liad Whatstein and Amira Mangelus. They are incredible attorneys, but also personally interesting, very easy and enjoyable to work with, and highly esteemed by myself and my outside attorneys in other countries.’

Key clients

Novartis
Sanofi
Merck
Pfizer
Roche
Bristol Myers
Takeda
Regeneron
Abbott
Bayer
Biogen
Astellas
Alkermes
UCB Pharma
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
H. Lundbeck A/S
Leo Pharma
Genzyme
Novo Nordisk
L’Oréal
Unilever
Amdocs
The State of Israel
The Hebrew University
Sony
Viacom
LVMH
Disney
Volvo
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Hearst Corporation
Fruit of the Loom
Bacardi
CROCS
Ralph Lauren
Kipling
Tory Burch
Paramount Pictures Corporation
The H.D. Lee Company
Wrangler Apparel Corp.
The North Face Apparel Corp.
Jansport Apparel Corp.
Nautica
Renault
VANS
eBay
Kanye West
Brown Forman
Finlandia Vodka
Grey Goose Vodka
Spin Master
Moose Toys
Elbit Systems
Finchimica
InterMune
ASSA ABLOY
NBC Universal
20th Century Fox
Marvel
Dr. Fischer Pharmaceuticals
Altra
Triumph Motorcycles
Harvard University
Prudential plc
Fleurop-Interflora
Homag Group AG
Immunogen Inc.
Advanced Accelerator Applications
Eden Gallery
Fox-Weizel
HID Corporation
Saban Group
MIT
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Memo Therapeutics AG
Axcella Health Inc.
Innate PharmaS.A.
Principia Biopharma Inc.
Translate Bio, Inc
Ryvu Therapeutics S.A.
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.
Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.
Kymab Ltd.
ZURU Toys
Belvedere Vodka
Alusense N.V. / Belmoca N.V.
Hey Dude
Konti
Lipton Teas and Infusions
Tux Creative Co.
Degussa Bank A.G.
AIC246 AG & Co. KG
ABLYNX NV
Equilibrate Therapeutics, LLC
Intervet International B.V.
ORION CORPORATION
Disc Medicine, Inc.
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
The Ministry of Finance
University of California

Work highlights

Representing Sanofi and Regeneron in proceedings against Amgen’s patent for anti-PCSK9 antibodies.
Representing Sanofi in litigation before the Israeli Supreme Court concerning allegations that Sanofi illegitimately delayed the generic launch of the drug PLAVIX.
Acting for the State of Israel in patent litigation against Teva concerning their blockbuster drug Copaxone..

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