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Using SleepCogni as a case study, we look at some key ways that IP can help start-ups to develop their technology and secure investment. SleepCogni is a SleepTech start-up who have developed a ground-breaking treatment for insomnia that allows users to control their wind-down process using a unique handheld medical device and platform...
By Scott Fletcher & Rebecca Grant
Healthcare Scanner
NEWS & EVENTS
Issue 3 - January 2022
Welcome to the first 2022 issue of the HGF Healthcare Scanner, a regular newsletter from HGF covering IP news and issues in the healthcare sector.
In this issue we look at how IP can help start-ups and what key things they should look out for, using SleepCogni as a case study. Rachel Fetches provides an update on the UPC and highlights the need for decisions to be made soon on opting out of the UPC. Robert Weinert-Aplin looks at IP due diligence when valuing high growth companies, using the Tarilian Laser Technology story that broke last year as an example. Adam Hines and Katherine Munro look at strategies for navigating European patent portfolios in healthcare, and particularly how the European opposition process can be used to weaken the strategic position of companies who dominate a sector with their patent portfolios. Finally, Claire Irvine provides some insight on key factors for getting your first filing right, particularly regarding timings and what content to include.
Securing patent protection is critically important for innovative companies operating in the healthcare sector. European patent filings in healthcare, and particularly those in the field of medical technology (MedTech), represent the highest application sector with a total of 14,295 European patent applications filed in 2020...
By Dr Adam Hines & Katherine Munro
When deciding whether to invest in a company, an investor will inevitably have to decide the value of the company. Taking a simplified view, a company’s valuation can be considered to be made up of tangible assets and intangible assets and the skills and knowledge of the founders and key staff...
By Dr Robert Weinert-Aplin
One of the most often asked questions of patent attorneys is “when should we file?” Both timing and content of a first filing should be important strategic decisions. This is especially so in the healthcare field where wide breadth of claim is desired coupled with maximum use of the available 21 year patent term from first filing...
By Dr Claire Irvine
With news that the Austrian parliament has ratified the Protocol on the provisional application of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on 2 December 2020, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opening in 2022 is becoming more likely. This will be a significant change to the patent litigation landscape...
By Rachel Fetches