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PROTECTIN G IP IN MEDTECH AND BIOTECH
PROTECTING IP IN MEDTECH
AND BIOTECH
Hello.
WHY CARE
ABOUT IP?
1Money
2This industry demands it
Complexity
Evolving
High Stakes
WHAT IS IP?
1Patents
Key Features
Components of Patents
How Obtained?
What‘s Required
2Trade Secrets
How Obtained?
What’s Required
3Trademarks
How Obtained?
What’s Required
What’s Best?
GROWING YOUR
IP
If you are not growing, you are dying.
1Employment Agreements
Present Assignmen
t
Previous Inventions
Non-Disclosure
2Invention Disclosure Policy
3Effective Patent Counsel
4Diverse and Broad Coverage
5Patentable Subject Matter
Law of Nature?
Natural Phenomenon
?
Abstract Idea?
Claims >> Abstract
Idea?
6Foreign Counterparts
7Non-Patent IP Assets
PROTECTING YOUR
IP ASSETS
Don’t cut IP growth off at the knees.
1Tech Transfer Agreements
2Joint Development
3Premature Disclosures
4Confidentiality Agreements
5Data Security Practices
FTC and Privacy
HIPAA
HITECH
6Freedom to Operate
7Responsible Outsourcing
8Hatch-Waxman Litigation
ATTRACTING
INVESTMENT
Growth requires money. How does IP help you get it?
1Inventory Your IP Assets
2Get Ready For Due Diligence
Collect Document
s
Vet Ownership
Assess Claim Coverage
Know the Financials
Investigate Competitor
s
Simplify the Tech
3Technical Market Analysis
4Leverage Experts
