Developing Biomedical Devices Design, Innovation and Protection

Innovation capability is one of the main indicators of the economic “health” and power of a nation and of a society. But inventive ability without its protection and exploitation is sterile. The success of the whole process can be achieved following a methodologically structured pathway, from the idea to the product. The knowledge about tools, strategies, time and cost is fundamental to identify the best solution. Too often this knowledge is absent in the inventors, whoever they are, both university researchers or industrial developers. This book addresses this lack of information providing a short but hopefully comprehensive description of the Intellectual Property forms of protection, and the methods and tools to be used in its management.