Knobbe Martens Intellectual Property Law - Medical Devices &
Procedures
We are an undisputed leader in medical device IP Law, having filed
more than 5,000 patent applications in the medical device arts alone,
helped over 50 medical device companies get acquired or go public, and
successfully litigated numerous medical device IP cases, several
through trial and appeal. We’ve been active in the medical device
industry almost from its inception—providing leading-edge counsel
and representation for the entire spectrum of clients, including
“garage” inventors, start-up companies, venture capitalists,
medical device incubators, and established, publicly
held-corporations. Our team of attorneys provides guidance in all
stages of development through capital formation, transactional due
diligence, patent landscape (market clearance) evaluations, strategic
patent prosecution, licensing and other IP agreements, trade secrets,
third party patent evaluations, IP audits and, when necessary, IP
litigation. Our experience in the medical device industry encompasses
a wide range of technical specialties, some examples of which include
aesthetics, cardiac rhythm management, cardiovascular, dental,
diabetes, ENT, gastrointestinal, monitoring/imaging, neurovascular,
OB/GYN, ophthalmic, orthopedics/spine, prosthetics, peripheral
vascular, pulmonology, and medical information technology
applications. Some of our attorneys serve or have served on the Boards
of Directors of medical device companies, giving us an unparalleled
perspective into the industry’s unique business issues and
challenges. Additionally, several of our attorneys have extensive
engineering and R&D experience at medical device companies. We also
launched KnobbeMedical.com, a free cooperative portal that provides
corporate, regulatory, legal, manufacturing, and other resources for
entrepreneurs, executives, clinicians, researchers, investors, and
corporate board members who are exploring a start-up, joint venture or
spin-off in the medical device industry. Our attorneys have experience
in all areas of Medical Devices and Procedures, including: Ablation
Technology Aesthetics & Implants Biocompatible Polymers & Coatings
Cardiac Rhythm Management Cardiovascular Catheters & Probes Dental
Devices Dermatology Diagnostics Drug-Eluting Devices Ear, Nose, &
Throat Embolic Protection Gastrointestinal Glucose Monitoring &
Insulin Infusion Hypertension Management Devices Imaging Infusion
Pumps Medical Informatics & Software Systems Minimally Invasive &
Endoscopic Procedures Nephrology & Dialysis Equipment Neurology OB/GYN
Obesity Management & Bariatrics Oncology Ophthalmology & Eye Care
Orthopedics Pacemakers & Electrical Stimulation Devices Peripheral
Vascular Prosthetics & Orthotics Pulmonary Robotics Sleep Apnea Spine
Stents, Valves, & Loading Devices Sterile Field Devices Surgical
Equipment Urology & Incontinence Ventilators Vital Signs, Physiologic,
& Hemodynamic Monitoring Wound Care
