Heslin, James M. -
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Published on: 12/25/2009
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James M. Heslin
Partner
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Mr. Heslin founded the firm's Medical Device Patent Group which recently placed first in a national ranking of medical device practices.
He has extensive experience advising clients on how to best obtain, protect and enforce their United States and foreign intellectual property rights.
He has practiced for over twenty years in this area and in that time has represented many clients in varied technological fields.
His clients have developed technologies including atherectomy, angioplasty, stent delivery, arthroscopic treatments, suturing devices, ultrasound imaging, therapeutic ultrasound, gynecological devices, minimally invasive surgical equipment, implantable hearing aids, drug delivery systems, orthodontics, orthopedics, and diagnostics.
In addition to obtaining patents for clients, Mr. Heslin has extensive experience in investor due diligence and portfolio evaluation, licensing matters, preparation of patent validity and infringement opinions.
He also advises clients regarding initiating in-house intellectual property protection programs.
Mr. Heslin has overseen the patent portfolios and strategies of more than twenty-five pre-public companies that have had IPO's or been acquired by public companies over the past five years.