Responding to a Cease-And-Desist Letter
(originally published in MX: Medtech Executive)

James Juo

The medical device industry is one of the more litigious when it comes to patents. The legal scenario described next is all too common. A competitor sends you a letter asserting that your company's new medical breakthrough device infringes its patent. In all likelihood, it will be one of your blockbuster products. The letter may include a request to begin negotiations to license your device. More often than not, the letter demands that you cease making and selling the product in question under a threat of patent litigation if you do not comply. Immediately. Patent attorney James Juo gives advice on how to respond to a cease-and-desist letter. [MORE]