MCRA - Medical Device Patent Search Services and Tools

MCRA Medical Device Patent Search Services and Tools

MCRA’s Intellectual Property department provides highly relevant and context-specific patent searches and IP analyses for law firms, companies, and independent surgeons and inventors, with an exclusive focus on the medical device field.

MCRA’s highly qualified Intellectual Property team has years of USPTO patent examination and industry experience related to the medical device field, and we bring our expertise to every service offered. Because of our specialized educational and professional backgrounds, we afford our clients a familiarization with their medical technology, an understanding of their specific product market and the skills necessary to successfully help develop, protect and optimize their intellectual property. Our in-depth industry knowledge gives us insight into what IP information constitutes valuable corporate intelligence, allowing us to present relevant search results in meaningful deliverables that facilitate smart business decisions.

UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE

• Former USPTO Examiners in the
Medical Art

• Registered Patent Agents

• Orthopedic Industry Expertise

• Advanced Degrees in Biomedical
Engineering

TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

• Orthopedic: Joint, Large & Small Bone

• Spine

• Cardiovascular

• Tissue & Nerve

• Surgical Methods

• Surgical Instruments

MCRA’s Intellectual Property suite of specialized services and products are particularly designed for the medical device industry, and they cannot be matched by a general search firm. We can work with you at any point during your product lifecycle to develop and execute the most appropriate, timely and cost effective strategies necessary to get your product protected and cleared for marketing. Additionally, we can assist you to build and optimize your patent portfolio to maximize its value to your company, based on short and long term goals. We can help you develop and navigate the competitive patent landscape surrounding your product or technology to identify potential infringement risks, patent trends in the relevant technologies and/or opportunities for value creation through detailed searches of the related field. Our expertly designed interactive patent landscape databases are customized to your needs to provide you with a powerful tool that can guide your R&D efforts and streamline the patent process. We can also prepare product clearance or product patentability searches for you. Additionally, we can assist you at any stage of a due diligence process, including assessing the current health and potential value of a product or technology’s intellectual property.

WHAT WE DO: FEATURED PATENT SERVICES

• Clearance / Freedom-to-Operate Searches

• Competitive Patent Landscapes

• Patentability / Novelty Searches

• Product or Technology Due Diligence

• Invalidity Searches

WHAT WE DELIVER: FEATURED PATENT PRODUCTS


	Click Image to Enlarge		Patent Landscape Maps: Visual Aid for Presentation & Strategy Discussions • Useful Illustration of the Patent Landscape • Facilitates Quick Assessments of Complex Technologies


	Click Image to Enlarge Click Image to Enlarge View Sample Database		Patent Databases: Highly Useful Resource for R&D and IP Counsel • Customized to Your Technology and Objectives • User-Friendly, Interactive Interface • Multiple Layouts for Detailed Views and Overviews • Links to PDF Copies of Patents and Applications • Searchable by Keyword or Classification • Enables Reference Sorting and Tagging • Available Online or Downloadable from CD to Desktop or Server


	Click Image to Enlarge		Patentability Matrices: Reference Guide for IP Development • Identifies Potential Clearance Obstacles • Indicates Attributes of Similar Inventions • Reveals Promising IP Development Opportunities

			Expert Analysis Reports: Focused Research Summarized • Outlines Project Scope and Objectives • Presents Research Findings and Analysis Thereof

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BROCHURES

TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT
PATENT DATABASE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEADERSHIP

Director of Patent Affairs:
Urmi Chattopadhyay
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LATEST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NEWS

10.07.08 - MCRA Launches Patent Intelligence Services
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July 2008 - The Gray Sheet
Artificial Disc Patent Case Could Define Shape of The Market
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12/05/06 - MCRA, LLC Hires Patent Agent, Urmi Chattopadhyay
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MCRA’s true value is in the integration of 5 business value creators—regulatory, reimbursement, clinical, intellectual property and quality assurance. MCRA places particular emphasis on working with companies at all stages of development, whether they are single-product companies or companies with several thousand technologies.

Phone: 202.552.5800
Fax: 202.552.5798
Email: info@mcra.com

MCRA is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice to its clients. MCRA recommends that its clients consult an attorney to discuss any legal issues that relate to MCRA’s services.

Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC is the leading neuro-musculoskeletal / orthopaedic consulting firm assisting established and emerging companies in the development and commercialization of their technologies. MCRA’s consultants are industry leaders who support Clinical, Regulatory, Quality Assurance, Reimbursement, Intellectual Property, and Healthcare Compliance initiatives. MCRA’s integration of these key value creating initiatives, as well as its focused specialization, creates unparalleled expertise to its clientele.