Life Sciences | Medical Devices

Expert IP Guidance for Cutting-Edge Medical Device Technologies

The medical devices industry is one of the biggest and most competitive in the world, with demand for new, innovative products increasing every year. To ensure safety and efficacy, medical devices are heavily regulated. Regulations vary from country to country making the process of getting medical devices onto the market complex. Nevertheless companies continue to invest in research and development of new products driven by growing international demand and the highly competitive nature of the business. Patents play a crucial role in this complex industry and a strategic approach is required to navigate the international IP systems, while ensuring alignment with regulatory, clinical and marketing strategies.

From our extensive experience, we understand that a holistic approach is needed for your IP portfolio and for your organization, to manage spend while maximizing global protection and ROI, and to coordinate IP strategy with FDA regulatory approval, clinical, and marketing strategies. Our highly experienced attorneys can help you navigate the diagnostic and therapy method thickets in the complex and turbulent case law that has developed for diagnostic methods in the U.S. and medical methods in other countries.

SLW’s medical device patent attorneys have niche experience from working in and advising key players in the medical device industry. Our team is well-versed in technology trends, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and their expansion into the healthcare space. We use our first-hand knowledge to advise you on IP strategy and guide you through the medical device patent process.

Our medical device team has deep cross-functional medical technology expertise, including audiology, cardiology, electrophysiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, interventional cardiology, nephrology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, sports medicine, vascular surgery, medical imaging, artificial intelligence, robotics, and more.