For a company aiming for success in a fast expanding and more complicated life science industry, a legal advisor is almost a necessity today. Both legal and technical expertise is needed to protect and reinforce your company.
The patent strategy of a life science company needs to take both the offensive and defensive aspects into account. Whereas it is often of great importance to generate a company IPR portfolio, it may be equally critical to analyze whether or not commercialization of the company’s technology will or will not be dependent on IPR:s held by someone else. A proper balancing of these two aspects of IPR management is key to successfully navigating the often very complex patent scenarios in the business of life science.
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