Should Medical Device Companies Be Toasting A New Year’s Regulation?
Partner Philip M. Nelson authored, "Should Medical Device Companies Be Toasting A New Year’s Regulation?" which was published in Medical Product Outsourcing.
Excerpt: Many applicants fighting to get a medical device patent in the last several months have noticed a new focus by U.S. patent examiners. These gatekeepers and their supervisors are now interpreting a vague legal requirement that does not appear in the Patent Act to reject medical device patent claims simply because they incorporate some computer-related feature.
