BOSTON – Nov. 17, 2020 – Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston Intellectual Property & Technology (IP) Group congratulates three of its clients – Cruzar Medsystems, Inc., Philipp K. Lang, and the University of New England – for being honored with the 2020 Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) Invented Here! award for their patented innovations. This is the seventh consecutive year that Greenberg Traurig’s Boston IP Group has had clients recognized by the BPLA Invented Here! Committee.
Greenberg Traurig’s clients were selected for the following patents:
• “Catheter with vessel lining and methods for using same," (U.S. Patent No. 10,441,755) assigned to Cruzar Medsystems, Inc.; represented by Chinh H. Pham.
• “Augmented reality guidance systems for superimposing virtual implant components onto the physical joint of a patient," (U.S. Patent No. 10,368,947) assigned to Philipp K. Lang; represented by Barry Schindler and Natalie Salem, Ph.D.
• “Methods and Diagnostics for Cancer Detection and Treatment Monitoring,” (U.S. Patent No. 10,073,099) assigned to the University of New England; represented by Roman Fayerberg.
This year, the BPLA noted that it received 78 patent nominations, covering a wide range of sciences and technologies, and only 18 were selected as honorees. Honorees will be recognized at a virtual awards reception on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.
According to the BPLA’s website, the Invented Here! award celebrates local and regional New England innovation communities by honoring selected innovators, their inventions, and the stories behind them. The BPLA’s Invented Here! program aims to present breakthrough technologies from New England that will shape the way people interact with each other and with the world around them, fulfill important individual and/or social needs in novel ways, and ensure a more sustainable future for our environment.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice: With more than 200 intellectual property attorneys and patent agents in the United States, Asia, and Europe, Greenberg Traurig provides a broad range of patent, trademark and copyright protection and strategic counseling. Greenberg Traurig was named “Law Firm of the Year” for Trademark Law and a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law and Litigation, Copyright Law, and Technology Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers, 2020 “Best Law Firms."
About Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Office: Established in 1999, Greenberg Traurig’s Boston office is home to approximately 75 attorneys practicing in the areas of bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate, emerging technology, energy, environmental, financial services, gaming, governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, and real estate. An important contributor to the firm's international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. The team offers clients the value of decades of helping clients in complex legal matters and hands-on knowledge of the local business community, supported by the firm's vast network of global resources.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2,200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com
Greenberg Traurig’s clients were selected for the following patents:
• “Catheter with vessel lining and methods for using same," (U.S. Patent No. 10,441,755) assigned to Cruzar Medsystems, Inc.; represented by Chinh H. Pham.
• “Augmented reality guidance systems for superimposing virtual implant components onto the physical joint of a patient," (U.S. Patent No. 10,368,947) assigned to Philipp K. Lang; represented by Barry Schindler and Natalie Salem, Ph.D.
• “Methods and Diagnostics for Cancer Detection and Treatment Monitoring,” (U.S. Patent No. 10,073,099) assigned to the University of New England; represented by Roman Fayerberg.
This year, the BPLA noted that it received 78 patent nominations, covering a wide range of sciences and technologies, and only 18 were selected as honorees. Honorees will be recognized at a virtual awards reception on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.
According to the BPLA’s website, the Invented Here! award celebrates local and regional New England innovation communities by honoring selected innovators, their inventions, and the stories behind them. The BPLA’s Invented Here! program aims to present breakthrough technologies from New England that will shape the way people interact with each other and with the world around them, fulfill important individual and/or social needs in novel ways, and ensure a more sustainable future for our environment.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice: With more than 200 intellectual property attorneys and patent agents in the United States, Asia, and Europe, Greenberg Traurig provides a broad range of patent, trademark and copyright protection and strategic counseling. Greenberg Traurig was named “Law Firm of the Year” for Trademark Law and a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law and Litigation, Copyright Law, and Technology Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers, 2020 “Best Law Firms."
About Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Office: Established in 1999, Greenberg Traurig’s Boston office is home to approximately 75 attorneys practicing in the areas of bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate, emerging technology, energy, environmental, financial services, gaming, governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, and real estate. An important contributor to the firm's international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. The team offers clients the value of decades of helping clients in complex legal matters and hands-on knowledge of the local business community, supported by the firm's vast network of global resources.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2,200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com