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European Medtech Companies: Why a U.S. Centric Patent Strategy is Essential for Long-Term Success

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As European medtech companies look to expand their presence in the U.S. market, understanding the intricacies of U.S. patent law becomes increasingly important. The U.S. market, being the largest for medical technologies,...more

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Protecting innovations through patent due diligence and FTO analysis

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Innovations that arise in competitive markets with a well-developed and rapidly evolving intellectual property space often integrate several pre-existing technologies from various scientific and engineering disciplines. If...more

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Driving Revenue And Deal Flow Through An Intelligent IP Strategy; Strategies For Smaller And Early-Stage Life Science Companies....

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As discussed in Part I, a company’s technology must have strong intellectual property to establish a significant technology transfer program or prepare for an eventual acquisition. Establishing an intelligent IP strategy can...more

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Understanding Antedating of a Prior Art Reference for a Patent

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The Federal Circuit’s decision in ATI Technologies ULC v. Iancu (April 11, 2019) highlights the proper standard to use in evaluating whether a claimed invention was reduced to practice before the effective date of a prior art...more

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ATI Technologies ULC v. Iancu

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Before Newman, O’Malley, and Wallach. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Diligence requires “reasonably continuous diligence” and is not negated if the inventor works on improvements and evaluates...more

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Freedom to Utilize Genetic Resources? The Nagoya Protocol Two Years Later

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Two years ago today, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (“Protocol”) entered into international...more

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In re Steed (Fed. Cir. 2015) - Swearing Behind Reference Still Requires Proof of (Timely Filed) Evidence

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Thomas Steed, Sourav Bhattacharya, and Sandeep Seshadrijois (collectively "Steed") filed a patent application entitled "Web-Integrated On-Line Financial Database System and Method for Debt Recovery," on April 6, 2004, with...more

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Patent Searching Basics

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) maintains a free, searchable database. Before applying for a patent, a search for similar inventions is recommended to determine whether a patent is viable....more

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