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Medical Devices & Technology
We have a number of clients working in the large and varied field of medical devices and technology. Our attorneys regularly provide comprehensive patent advice and services relating to inventions in this field, using our knowledge of a wide variety of technologies including engineering, material science, physiology and pharmacology.
Our attorneys have relevant academic backgrounds and have particular expertise in the fields of medical and surgical instruments and apparatus for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes. Our flexible teams allow us to draw on experience from different attorneys, ensuring that all angles of every invention are covered.
Our clients range from multinational companies, to start-ups and individual inventors and we have particular experience in dealing with inventions relating to inhaler devices, transcutaneous delivery systems, catheters and surgical implants.
We are also able to offer advice relating to trade marks and registered or unregistered design rights, which are also frequently relevant to our clients in this sector.
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