Posts Tagged ‘Medical patent’
Medical Patent Stories of the Week
Time’s Up for Patents on Drugs Pharmaceutical companies are facing a wave of patent expirations starting this year through 2014. Exacerbating the problem is new competition from generic drugs…and…shrinking new drug approvals from the FDA. Full story here – Pharmaceutical Company Patents Expiring Patenting Issues to Blame? Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces execution ... Read More
Patenting Medical and Dental Innovations
A few months back I spoke at the Florida International Medical Exposition on patenting medical and dental innovations. I’d forgotten about the event until a recent gentleman called into our office and said he saw my medical patent video on YouTube. Here is the video of my speech.
Biggest Medical Device Trends of the Next 10 Years – Part Two
In part one of this article, we talked about obesity and heart disease…two growing trends in America that will require new and innovative medical devices. You can read this article here Medical Device Trends Part One. Today, we will look two more large-scale health issues that will require new technology, innovation and patents. Medical Device Patents and Diabetes Coming in as the... Read More
Biggest Medical Device Trends of the Next 10 Years – Part 1
Fifteen years practicing patent law, and I’ve seen hundreds of medical device ideas and patents pass through my office. The nice thing about seeing all of these innovations in the early stages of development is watching how they grow and make a huge impact in the industry. How they ride trends and break ground on new ones. Seeing as how this is a New Year and a New Decade, I though... Read More
The Biggest Medical Patent Opportunities for the next 100 years?
A few years back a friend of mine had surgery on his knee to repair a torn ACL (the main ligament in the knee). They put him under. Two hours later when he woke up there were three tiny incisions – no more than half an inch long. Today, you can’t even see the scars. Twenty years ago surgeons would run a scalpel from the top of your thigh halfway down your shin. And this scar would be v... Read More
