FAQ

YOUR MEDICAL INVENTION MUST GO BEYOND COLLECTING/DISPLAYING DATA TO BE PATENTABLE

Medical inventions and technology are often developed to gather and process data more quickly. It can certainly be an advance over old...

CAN YOU PATENT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST?

Yes, but it remains challenging. The patent laws provide that any new and useful process can be patented. However, laws of nature,...

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LIMITING THE PRIOR ART TO YOUR DESIGN PATENT

A design patent protects an article of manufacture. For example, a design patent may cover a chair or even a surgical tool. Your design...

PATENTABILITY OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING RESULTS

So much of the medical advances today involve a diagnostic test and interpreting the test results. But is the technological advance...