Contact: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus, Inc., 248.260.8466 or barbara@eafocus.com
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Aug. 23, 2016 – Keith Weiss, Ph.D., an intellectual property attorney in the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., will serve as the moderator of a panel discussion on 3-D printing and medical devices at the 2016 Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Conference & Expo: Creating the Total Solution – Value Engineering to Deliver Clinical & Economic Outcomes. The event will take place in Minneapolis on Sept. 21-22 with an expected 5,000 industry professionals in attendance.
Medical Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis has been the epicenter of the region’s medtech innovation, communication and solutions for the past 22 years. On Sept. 22, Dr. Weiss will facilitate a panel discussion on “Answering the Key Question: Can 3-D Printing Really Be Used to Make Medical Devices?” The panel discussion will cover crucial topics such as exploring ways to integrate new materials and processes in design progression; balancing design considerations with manufacturing necessities; and addressing issues of repeatability, reliability and consistency.
At Brinks, Dr. Weiss focuses his practice on patent prosecution and intellectual property agreements with an emphasis on IP portfolio planning, development and management. Prior to practicing law, he worked for 20 years in R & D management, product development, and technology licensing. Dr. Weiss is listed as an inventor on more than 30 U.S. patents and four pending U.S. patent applications regarding advanced materials, components and systems used in the automotive, aerospace, coatings, plastics, and microelectronic industries.
Learn more about the 2016 MD&M Minneapolis Conference & Expo here.
Brinks Gilson & Lione
The attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents at Brinks Gilson & Lione focus their practice in the field of intellectual property. Brinks is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S. Clients around the world use Brinks to help them protect and enforce their intellectual property rights. Brinks lawyers provide counseling in all aspects of patent, trademark, unfair competition, trade secret and copyright law. More information is at www.brinksgilson.com.
