Thomson Reuters Westlaw Publishes Akin Gump Preview of IP Litigation MedTech Trends to Watch for in 2020
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Thomson Reuters Westlaw has published the article “MedTech Update 2020 — Legal and regulatory issues to watch for in the medical technology industry in the new year: IP litigation.” The authors, partner Rubén Muñoz, senior counsel Melissa Gibson, and counsel Matthew Hartman and Jason Weil, look at some of the “significant legal, regulatory and market changes” that could have “a lasting impact” on medical device and diagnostics companies and laboratories this year with regard to intellectual property litigation.
Originally included as part of a lengthier Akin Gump client alert, this article outlines several areas to watch for in 2020. They include:
- Possible changes to Section 101 challenges on ‘patentable subject matter.’
- Possible changes to statutory language on ‘functional claiming.’
- The likely continuation of PTO trends pertaining to inter partes reviews.
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