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Ten Skills Medical Device Companies Need from Their Patent Attorneys | The MedTech Strategist

December 14, 2017  | Paul Conover and Curtis R. Huffmire
Attorneys Paul Conover and Curtis R. Huffmire authored “Ten Skills Medical Device Companies Need from Their Patent Attorneys” which was published in the December 2016 issue of The MedTech Strategist. 
 
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Paul Conover
Partner
Orange County
paul.conover@knobbe.com
949-760-0404
Ten Skills Medical Device Companies Need from Their Patent Attorneys | The MedTech Strategist Headshot

Curtis R. Huffmire
Partner
Orange County
curtis.huffmire@knobbe.com
949-760-0404

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