Medical Device
Empowering the future of medical device technologies.
The medical device and medtech sectors are at the leading edge of innovation, with new technologies and products introduced daily and the need for experienced counsel constantly growing.
Perkins Coie understands the medical device industry's competitive nature, as well as the legal and scientific dimensions that drive the field. We represent a breadth of digital health, medical device, and medtech clients, including venture capitalists, startups, established industry leaders, and the research institutions and universities that drive the industry forward.
Many of our lawyers hold advanced degrees and possess broad technical knowledge in areas that are crucial to medtech, including computer science, machine learning, mechanical and electrical engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, optics, and physics. Our team also includes former in-house counsel from the medical device industry.
Our Team
Experience With Technology
Our collective body of experience spans a diverse array of technologies, including:
- Cardiovascular.
- Diabetes management.
- Diagnostics.
- Gastroenterology.
- Imaging systems.
- Implants.
- Lasers.
- Neuro stimulation.
- Optics and vision.
- Orthodontics.
- Pain management.
- Renal care.
- Stimulation devices.
- Surgical tools.
Intellectual Property in the Medical Device Industry
We offer a comprehensive suite of intellectual property (IP) services to our medical device clients. We develop and execute robust U.S. and international patent portfolio strategies, and our team brings a wealth of experience in addressing such matters as transactional due diligence and third-party patent analysis.
Our lawyers have served clients as they handled a wide range of conflicts involving medical devices, such as patent disputes, International Trade Commission cases, patent interferences and reissues, and patent reexaminations, including inter partes review proceedings.
Perkins Coie is also experienced in helping our medical device clients with other complex legal issues, including:
- Choice of entity, corporate formation and structure, corporate governance, and public reporting.
- Private (preferred stock) investments, debt financings, initial public offerings, and subsequent equity follow-on financings.
- Corporate partnering, complex licensing, strategic alliances, research and development collaborations, joint ventures, supply and distribution agreements, and mergers and acquisitions.
- Business models based on IP strategies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process.
- Product liability counseling and litigation.
- Government investigations and whistleblower lawsuits.
- Labor and employment issues, executive compensation, and equity incentive arrangements.
- Real estate and land use.
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Intellectual Property Experience in the Medical Device Industry
Our commitment is to offer a comprehensive suite of IP services to our medical device clients, encompassing the procurement and defense of patent rights. We develop and execute robust U.S. and international patent portfolio strategies. Our team brings a wealth of experience in addressing pivotal matters, such as transactional due diligence, third-party patent analysis, and other strategic IP ventures.
Our attorneys have diligently served clients embroiled in a spectrum of conflicts over medical devices, from patent disputes to ITC cases, and from patent interferences to reexaminations, including the more recent inter partes review proceedings, and patent reissues.
Perkins Coie is also experienced in helping our medical device clients with other complex legal issues, including:
- Choice of entity, corporate formation and structure, corporate governance and public reporting
- Private (preferred stock) investments, debt financings, initial public offerings and subsequent equity follow-on financings
- Corporate partnering, complex licensing, strategic alliances, R&D collaborations, joint ventures, supply and distribution agreements and mergers and acquisitions
- Business models in light of intellectual property strategies and the FDA approval process
- Product liability counseling and litigation
- Government investigations and whistleblower lawsuits
- Labor and employment issues, executive compensation and equity incentive arrangements
- Real estate and land use