PROTECTING IP IN MEDTECH

AND BIOTECH

Hello.

WHY CARE

ABOUT IP?

1Money

2This industry demands it

Complexity

Evolving

High Stakes

WHAT IS IP?

1Patents

Key Features

Components of Patents

How Obtained?

What‘s Required

2Trade Secrets

How Obtained?

What’s Required

3Trademarks

How Obtained?

What’s Required

What’s Best?

GROWING YOUR

IP

If you are not growing, you are dying.

1Employment Agreements

Present Assignmen

t

Previous Inventions

Non-Disclosure

2Invention Disclosure Policy

3Effective Patent Counsel

4Diverse and Broad Coverage

5Patentable Subject Matter

Law of Nature?

Natural Phenomenon

?

Abstract Idea?

Claims >> Abstract

Idea?

6Foreign Counterparts

7Non-Patent IP Assets

PROTECTING YOUR

IP ASSETS

Don’t cut IP growth off at the knees.

1Tech Transfer Agreements

2Joint Development

3Premature Disclosures

4Confidentiality Agreements

5Data Security Practices

FTC and Privacy

HIPAA

HITECH

6Freedom to Operate

7Responsible Outsourcing

8Hatch-Waxman Litigation

ATTRACTING

INVESTMENT

Growth requires money. How does IP help you get it?

1Inventory Your IP Assets

2Get Ready For Due Diligence

Collect Document

s

Vet Ownership

Assess Claim Coverage

Know the Financials

Investigate Competitor

s

Simplify the Tech

3Technical Market Analysis

4Leverage Experts

Seth A. NorthropSilicon ValleySNorthrop@robinskaplan.com650.784.4012

Li ZhuSilicon ValleyLZhu@robinskaplan.com650.784.4013