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Don't Panic. Medical Devices Are Still Patentable!
Peter Sleman was featured in an article at MedicalDevicesGroup.net, which you can read here: https://www.medicaldevicesgroup.net/medical-...


Alice Comes For Medical Devices
The CardioNet case highlights some of the Alice pitfalls and how they relate to medical devices.


Using Anonymous Third-Party Submissions to Advance Your Business Goals
Many patent attorneys have never heard of Third-Party Submissions, and most have never filed one. When properly used, anonymous...


10,000,000 Patents And Counting
Patent 10,000,000 just issued to Raytheon. You can see it here: https://10millionpatents.uspto.gov/docs/patent10million.pdf The patent...


How to Survive an IPR
Few IP practitioners were surprised by the Oil States decision on whether inter partes review (IPR) violates Article III or the Seventh...


How Long Does it Take to Get a Patent?
Aside from cost, the second most frequent line of questions from first-time inventors is about timing and process. Below is a simplified...


Partially Overlapping Claim Terms Are Not Necessarily Redundant
In Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. Hologic, the Federal Circuit looked at U.S. Patent No. 7,226,459. Smith & Nephew owns the ’459 patent,...


Should I Patent It Myself?
Many inventors struggle with the question of whether to hire a patent attorney. Here are some things to think about.


Obviousness and Medical Devices
Patent prosecutors spend a great deal of time pondering the question of whether a particular combination of references ought to render a pat


Medical Device Patent Damages and Success Rates
Investment in medical device patents may give the best bang for the buck according to a comprehensive study by PwC.
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