One of the main practice areas of the firm is medical devices.  Israel leads the world in medical device patents on a per capita basis, while our firm covers just over 10% of the local market in medical patents and is rapidly growing.  This ensures a large portion of the new medical device technologies registered in Israel are registered through our office, yielding a high expertise in medical patent prosecution within the firm.  Our staff consists of talented scientific graduates and engineers who deal with new medical device technologies and who work closely with the client to develop a patent prosecution strategy aimed at securing and maximizing the benefits of these new technologies.
 
Within medical devices and mechanics, we are engaged in a wide range of technologies, including surgery, orthopedics, urology, dentistry and similar fields.  Technologies we have worked on include:

 

IMAGE-GUIDED SURGICAL PROCEDURES
RESECTOSCOPES
PRE-OPERATIVE MEDICAL PLANNING SYSTEMS
AUTO-INJECTORS AND INFUSION PUMPS
PROKINETIC DRUGS
LARYNGOSCOPES
ENDOSCOPES
SURGICAL MOUTH APPARATI
MRI/NMR DEVICES
OPHTHALMIC DRUGS
VEIN DETECTION APPARATUS
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
SAMPLING AND DIAGNOSTICS
LAPAROSCOPY INTERFACE DEVICES

 

We assist in the evolution of medical device companies throughout their R&D lifecycle, as well as deal with more mature products with proven track records of success in the market (and in court).  In all cases, we make sure that patent decisions form part of an overall business strategy.  For example, we guide decision makers within medical device companies to consider how widely the company intends to make or distribute its own devices, rather than licensing those rights to others.  We ask them to consider the estimated life expectancy of a medical device, since a device that has an expected short product life expectancy may expire before the patent is even issued, whereas devices with longer life spans may justify a larger patent budget.  Another factor to consider is fund raising, since ownership of patents may enhance the ability to attract venture capitalists and raise the capital necessary to take a product to market.

 

We engage in a thorough due diligence process in regards to the technology of our clients and comment on its applicability as a candidate for technology development over the next few years.  We conduct patent searches in the professional directories to determine whether the technology is innovative and inventive, and we lead our clients through the full process of bringing a patent to confirmation and litigation, if necessary.  Up until today, we have succeeded in court due to our aggressive approach and generally compromise on a more narrow defense than that requested by the client in order to ensure success.