Tara Singh ’22 co-authored an article for Law360 on the best practices for patenting medical devices in a digital age.
Digital technology continues to shake up our health care system, driving innovation and transforming all aspects of health care.
Just recently, for example, we’ve seen a flood of new software programs and medical devices introduced to market in efforts to aid health care providers in detecting and surveilling different COVID-19 strains.
There has likewise been a surge in the development of digital therapeutic applications that purport to help manage or treat a variety of diseases.
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Meanwhile, companies creating and responding to such digital innovation face an array of challenges, including how to protect their technology. This article explores different strategies for patenting medical devices and software.