Medical devices

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER acts for innovative clients of all sizes, from global leaders to small start-ups, in the medical devices and diagnostics sector. Our team includes both experienced litigators and patent attorneys with advanced degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering, biology and chemistry.

Our team also includes regulatory experts skilled at guiding clients throughout the life cycle of a medical device to ensure compliance with the applicable regulatory framework at all times, including the requirements introduced by Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and 2017/746 on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

REPRESENTATIVE WORK
- Leading European-wide patent litigation up to the national Supreme Courts and creating new case law on equivalent infringement relating to occluders for the percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects.
- Conducting large-scale patent infringement proceedings concerning radiotherapy equipment.
- Providing continuous advice and assistance to a leading medical diagnostics company in patent infringement, know-how and trade secrets litigation.
- Conducting patent litigation regarding interventional catheters for stents or balloons.
- Enforcing a 3D trademark relating to a medical dispensing system in various proceedings in the framework of a pan-European dispute.
MORE EXAMPLES
- Providing advice and representation in a large number of competition law proceedings in the field of medical devices.
- Conducting trade mark litigation related to electrophysiology catheters for an American medical device company.
- Conducting unfair competition and design litigation focusing on the protection of technically motivated features of dental products.
- Representing a client in large-scale, cross-border patent litigation relating to dental restoration products.
- Conducting patent litigation relating to blood grouping and immune reagents.
- Advising a multinational life sciences company on regulatory data protection under the Medicinal Products Act (AMG).