Technologies | Medical Devices

PPG designs innovative IP strategies to ensure medical device companies speed development, attract capital, and secure market advantage.

We position leading medical device companies to transform their inventions into true revenue-producing assets, with the full protection their IP demands. How do we achieve this? Experience:
We have been entrenched in the industry for decades, with both the practical experience and wisdom the time affords.

Technical expertise:
Our team combines a sophisticated grasp of complex technical details with a multifaceted understanding of the commercial marketplace.

Legal tools:
We leverage a full range of business-focused legal expertise, including strategic counseling, patent prosecution, due diligence, legal opinions, and litigation support.

Medical Device IP Services

We provide a full range of services to our medical device clients, including:

IP strategy development
IP audit and landscape analysis
Prosecuting and filing patent applications in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions
Representation in patent interferences, reexamination proceedings, and international oppositions
Litigation support
Due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and partnering
Drafting and negotiating license agreements
Trademark prosecution and counseling

Below are exemplary patents that we have obtained for our clients in the medical device industry:

US Patent no. 10,952,856 “Spinal Fusion Containment System” assigned to FreeseTEC Corporation
US Patent no. 10,945,669 “Flowable Electronics” assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
US Patent no. 10,874,771 “Oriented P4HB Implants Containing Antimicrobial Agents” assigned to Tepha, Inc.
US Patent no. 10,568,728 “Absorbable Implants for Plastic Surgery” assigned to Tepha, Inc.
US Patent no. 10,626,521 “Methods of manufacturing mesh sutures from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and copolymers thereof” assigned to Tepha, Inc.

Technologies

Biotech

We have grown-up hand in hand with biotech. We bring this wisdom and deep scientific expertise to bear on our client work – and it shows.

Chemistry

With exceptional creativity and efficiency, PPG develops legal strategies that shape, monetize, and protect chemical advances.

Pharmaceutical

PPG’s deep understanding of the industry drives us to protect clients’ IP, commercialize their discoveries, and attract investment.

Medical Devices

PPG designs innovative IP strategies to ensure medical device companies speed development, attract capital, and secure market advantage.