Director of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Disclosure(s):
Peter L. Rosenblatt, MD: Bard: Expert Witness (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Expert Witness (Ongoing); Caldera: Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing); CMR Surgical: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Coloplast: Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Johnson and Johnson: Expert Witness (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); NorthPoint Surgical: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Reia: Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing)
We will discuss simple ways to protect your ideas and how to evaluate the potential value of these ideas from the perspective of medical device companies. We will talk about the process of patenting an invention and how you might approach industry with your ideas.
Learning Objectives:
explain the difference between intellectual property and patent protection
describe ways to protect your intellectual property with basic steps
review the process of patent searches and filing a provisional or non-provisional patent application
