IP (Intellectual Property) Strategies for Medical Devices

IP Strategies for Medical Device Technologies

Medical Devices cover a wide variety of products like surgical implants, diagnostic kits, drug delivery systems, etc. which can be protected and monopolized via various Intellectual Property Rights, as and when they are created at various stages of development.

Medical device development and introduction in any market requires strong requires strict regulatory compliance and Intellectual Property (IP) clearance and protection.

Medical device development requires simultaneous … Read More

PCT FILING – CORRECTING PRIORITY DATE ERRORS

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

What is Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?

The PCT is an international treaty with more than 155 Contracting States, which provides the applicants to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in many countries by filing a single “international” patent application instead of filing several separate national or regional patent applications.

The granting of patents remains under the control of the national or regional patent Offices. … Read More

HOW TO GET FOREIGN/ INTERNATIONAL PATENT

foreign/international patent

To get foreign/international patent applications , the filing deadline is one year from the priority date through a convention route. The priority date is the earliest filing date or first filing date, which may be either a provisional or non-provisional application.

What are the Foreign/International Patent Filing Options?

Foreign filing / International Patent Filing options include convention application and PCT application, and these options basically … Read More