# How Medical Device Intellectual Property Protection Varies by Sector

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2022-03-09
- Length: 36m
- Episode: 249
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector

## Summary

Patent attorney Kevin Buckley, patent agent Neil Thompson, and Stephanie Willerth, CEO of Axolotl and Professor at the University of Victoria, discuss the divergent intellectual property strategies in academia versus the private medical device sector. They detail the process of filing disclosures at universities, the critical distinction between inventorship and ownership, and the financial implications of trade secrets versus patents for startups. The group advises on delaying major IP costs via provisional applications and PCT filings to preserve capital for product development.

## Chapters

- [0:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=28) Introduction and Guest Overview
- [1:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=80) Academic IP: Disclosures and Funding
- [3:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=226) Private Sector: Trade Secrets vs. Patents
- [6:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=405) Valuation and Licensing Negotiations
- [11:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=675) Startup IP Strategy and Cost Management
- [15:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=939) Inventorship, Ownership, and University Policies
- [20:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=1202) Contractor Rights and Legal Nuances
- [28:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=1715) Patent Scope and Competition Strategy
- [31:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-03-09-how-medical-device-intellectual-property-protection-varies-by-sector#t=1902) Final Advice for Researchers and Founders

## Topics

- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, established companies

## Mentioned

- Greenlight Guru (company)
- Axolotl (company)
- University of Victoria (company)
- BioWink (product)
- InSIRC (company)
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (company)
- Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute (company)
- CIHR (company)
- Creative Destruction Lab (company)
- Stanford (company)
- Roche (company)
- MIT (company)
- Berkeley (company)

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- [S1E06 First to file, secrecy, & fast-tracking patents | Tom Galvani](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-05-13-s1e06-first-to-file-secrecy-fast-tracking-patents-tom-galvani) (Being an Engineer)
- [229: Overview of Patenting for Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-06-07-229-overview-of-patenting-for-hardware-startups) (Product Startup)
- [S2 E7: Intellectual Property Strategy for Hardware Startups with Troy Grabow](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-builder-circle/2024-02-20-s2-e7-intellectual-property-strategy-for-hardware-startups-with-troy-grabow) (The Builder Circle)
- [S4E36 Wes Schwie| Intellectual Property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-09-22-s4e36-wes-schwie-intellectual-property) (Being an Engineer)
- [71: Dirty Your Mindscape](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-10-08-71-dirty-your-mindscape) (Embedded.fm)

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