MedTech Seminar: Protecting Your IP and Securing Investment

As part of London Technology Week, Slingsby Partners LLP, a Legal 500 recommended firm of patent attorneys, will be presenting a free seminar on medical technologies for startups and SMEs. Paul Roberts, a partner in the firm, will talk about using intellectual property to protect medical innovations and help secure investment, as well as some of the wider issues faced by medical device companies.

Some of the topics covered will include:

●  medtech challenges from an IP perspective

●  patenting medical devices

●  protecting innovations in big data and mobile apps

●  using IP to attract investment

●  managing patent risks and threats

The seminar will be held at techUK in the City of London. Doors open at 2pm for a 2.30pm start. Refreshments will be provided.

To register for the seminar, please visit https://medtech-talk.eventbrite.co.uk

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