Cornerstone Practice
Patent strategy for medical device companies, led by an attorney who understands the medicine, the engineering, and the regulatory landscape your product must survive.
Medical device innovation rarely fits a single discipline. A defensible portfolio depends on counsel who can move fluently between clinical workflow, device mechanics, electronics, software, and the regulatory pathway — and translate all of it into claims that hold.
With a medical degree, engineering training, and more than three decades of patent experience, this practice is built specifically for that work. Engagements are handled directly by senior counsel, from invention disclosure through prosecution and portfolio strategy.
Engineered for Protection
Devices are built at the intersection of mechanism, electronics, software, and clinical use. We claim them the same way — layering core technology, improvements, methods of use, and accessories so the protection grows with the product line.
What This Practice Addresses
Aligning patent strategy with the design-control record so that innovation captured during development is also protected — not lost between engineering and legal.
Coordinating IP strategy with the regulatory pathway — recognizing how claims, indications, and product changes interact with clearance and approval.
Drawing on clinical understanding to frame claims around how a device is actually used — endpoints, anatomy, workflow, and real-world constraints.
Building layered portfolios — core technology, improvements, methods of use, and accessories — that protect a product line as it matures.
Strategic claiming designed to protect commercial position — anticipating competitor design-arounds and defending the space that matters most.
Early-stage patentability assessment and freedom-to-operate analysis to guide investment, design decisions, and commercialization with eyes open.
Why It Matters
Consider an orthopedic implant-monitoring system that uses machine learning to predict implant failure. Protecting it well requires understanding orthopedic workflow, clinical endpoints, implant design, and reimbursement drivers — and feature engineering, model validation, and data pipelines. This practice sits in the middle. That is a valuable place to be.
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