Medical Devices

Overview

Our clients include clinicians, research institutions and medical device companies. Our lawyers have assisted clients in obtaining patents on a wide variety of medical devices, including surgical tools, stimulation devices, implants, spinal fixation devices, imaging systems, ambulatory products, cell culture devices and systems, diagnostic tools, and drug delivery systems. We advise clients in developing and implementing comprehensive patent strategy, including educating inventors, assessing and processing invention disclosures, preparing and prosecuting high-quality patent applications, clearing new medical devices, and enforcing patent rights against infringers.

In addition, our lawyers have represented clients involved in disputes relating to medical devices, including patent infringement actions and interferences. Through these experiences, our lawyers have become familiar with the nuances associated with the medical device industry, including regulatory compliance issues.

Services include:

• Prosecuting and defending patent infringement actions, interferences and §337 actions
• Patent searching, including state-of-the-art searches and right-to-use searches
• Preparing and prosecuting patent applications relating to a wide variety of inventions
• Drafting and negotiating patent-related agreements, including licensing
• Advising on patent infringement, validity and enforceability issues