We have developed expertise in the medical devices industry which derives from our deep understanding of, and long track record in, the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors, and from the experience of our specialists in the corporate, commercial, IP and litigation practice groups. We advise on all matters relating to this industry, including development consultancy; licensing and partnering; regulatory issues; enforcement, defence and challenges of intellectual property; filing and prosecution of patents; manufacturing and distribution; antitrust and competition; and litigation.
Our team has unrivalled expertise advising medical device developers and manufacturers, ranging from large international concerns to start-ups, on the full spectrum of legal and commercial issues relating to the industry. Our expertise spans the whole technological cycle of a medical device company, ranging from research and development to financing and from regulatory to marketing. We are one of the few firms in Israel that can offer medical device companies, as well as their financiers, a one-stop shop that addresses the issues they face during the entire life span of medical devices, including:
- Ownership and royalty entitlements regarding underlying rights in respect of medical devices
- Advising on regulatory issues arising from the testing, registration, marketing and commercialization of medical devices in Israel; we regularly act for clients on complex product registrations and clearances involving the Israel Ministry of Health
- Regulatory matters relating to safety with respect to product recalls and adverse events
- Product liability claims (including defending against individual and class action claims)
- Protection, licensing and commercial exploitation of medical device technology
- Distribution and manufacturing, anti-trust and competition, brand protection, exploitation
- Conducting legal due diligence of medical device companies
- Acting for founders, investors and funds on the formation, investment, operation and eventual sale of medical device companies