MedTech news
Careers
The latest additions bring experience representing technology and medical device companies in complex patent and commercial disputes, with the firm extending its run of bringing in partners from Winston & Strawn before its merger. 30 June 2026
Regulation & Industry
The newly combined transatlantic firm brings together more than 950 partners across 20 countries, uniting leading patent, trade secrets, life sciences, and tech practices. 29 June 2026
Regulation & Industry
Despite a slowdown in US patent litigation, life sciences remains one of the most active sectors—but companies are using a wider than ever IP toolkit, says a new study. 18 June 2026
Europe
The UPC has dealt Siemens a loss against a rival US medtech company, upholding a key breast imaging patent and addressing a range of issues from infringement and validity to recall orders and software-based workarounds. 11 June 2026
Americas
A district jury has handed a J&J unit a clean sweep in its defence against a rival's heart pump patent claims, delivering a win under the seldom-invoked reverse doctrine of equivalents. 1 June 2026
Americas
A US appeals court has thrown out a jury verdict against a South Korean medical device company, ruling that Insulet waited too long to bring its trade secret misappropriation claim. 29 May 2026
Europe
The court has imposed a financial penalty after finding it continued promoting banned devices online despite an injunction covering five European countries. 21 May 2026
Americas
In the firm’s second IP conflict dispute in a year, a healthcare tech company claims Kirkland lawyers "committed the cardinal sin of trying to represent the conflicting interests of opposing parties". 19 May 2026
Europe
Data from Questel indicates a radical restructuring of IP professionals’ duties, as adoption and demand rates continue to rise. 30 April 2026
Americas
The wearable tech company has had to drop its lawsuit against US Customs and Border Protection, part of the wider, ongoing dispute with Apple over a blood oxygen feature in smart watches. 29 April 2026