Description
2022 Michigan Medical Device Summit - Breakout 4
Strategies on Building a Strong MedTech IP Portfolio
Session Description
Hear from seasoned intellectual property (IP) practitioners as they discuss best practices for building effective and practical portfolios, both at home and abroad. Topics focusing on the domestic portfolio include timing and scope of provisional patent applications, the importance of those first 12 months, and using US continuation practice to gain a competitive edge.
Then the conversation shifts to protecting IP in other countries with topics addressing what to file, where to file and how to file in order to achieve the right balance in your company’s international IP portfolio.
Speakers
Thomas Moga, Dykema, Member
Kristen Pursley, Dobrusin Law, Managing Shareholder
Summit Description
Advancing Healthcare and Improving Lives Through Medical Technology
The Michigan Medical Device Summit is the annual gathering of the statewide medtech community. It is designed for attendees to learn about the latest in medical device technologies, regulations and marketplace, and especially what Michigan’s cluster has to offer to those developing and manufacturing innovative medical products. Hear the state’s most outstanding medtech and related thought leaders share their perspectives on topics of the day.
Meet and network with medtech sector professionals, academic researchers, healthcare providers and clinicians, suppliers and contract manufacturers, professional services firms, investors, business leaders and government officials, and disruptive companies across all growth stages.
The Summit is intended to better connect and raise the visibility of Michigan’s large medtech cluster including its significant innovation and supply chain assets that are contributing to its steady growth and economic impact. New in 2022 is a showcase of Michigan firms supplying and serving the medtech community.
