Technical specialists with proven success
You can't protect innovations you don't understand. That's why many of our attorneys have doctorates in their fields of science and proven success at the world's leading research companies.
Medical device and technology patents
As one of the top growth areas in patenting in Australia over the last five years, Davies Collison Cave recognise the importance of the medical device industry, and the associated need to provide specialised advice, not least because medical device technologies typically span a range of different technology areas, requiring extensive cross disciplinary knowledge.
Attorneys who understand your work, as well as your needs
We have formalised a Biomedical Engineering and Medical Devices team whose attorneys have been selected for their particular experience in relevant fields, including engineering, biotechnology, chemistry and medical devices.
Meet Alistair Smith
M.A. (Cantab.), Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Chartered Patent Agent (UK)
Alistair's studies at Cambridge University focused on physics, as well as including aspects of mathematics, chemistry, geology and geophysics. Having gained experience as a UK Patent Attorney and with DCC since 2001, Alistair now heads up the firm’s medical devices group.
Alistair’s CV & details »
Meet the entire team »
The team includes attorneys with particular expertise relevant to:
- bioinformatics
- biomedical engineering
- cardiac monitoring and stimulation
- catheters, dental devices, heart pumps and ventilators
- diagnostic, imaging and electronic monitoring systems
- drug delivery technologies
- nanotechnology based devices
- ocular implants and prosthetics
- robotic systems
Meet the team and find out more
Meet our medical devices patents team or read the latest news and publications in this area.
Latest articles from our Medical Devices & Technology team
- Victorian biotechnology companies: is your company eligible for Government support? Legal briefing
- Method of dispensing thalidomide deemed not to be patentable subject matter Legal briefing
- Ownership of employee inventions: is the test for inventive step relevant? Legal briefing
- Fundamental lack of clarity fatally wounds patent for wound healing device Legal briefing
- DCC hosts Australian Centre for Nanomedicine seminar by Professor Molly Stevens DCC news
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