FemTech – Highlighting Innovation in the Technology Space

FemTech – Reviewing Patents to Highlight Innovation

Clare Gibson Senior Patent Analyst at PatWorld shares her thoughts on the Innovation in FemTech by reviewing patents.

“FemTech” is a relatively recent term coined in 2016 by the Danish entrepreneur Ida Tin, creator of the period and menstruation tracking app “Clue”, where the term is now synonymous with technology focused on women’s health. Such technology often includes software, diagnostics, products and services, with a large proportion holding female reproductive health at its core. For example, fertility solutions, menstruation tracking apps, pregnancy care, nursing care, sexual wellness, contraception, and general reproductive health care are a few areas where FemTech operates.

Read the full article in the latest issue of the Women’s IP World Annual.

Clare Gibson is a Senior Analyst at PatWorld and an expert in undertaking FTO, Patentability and Invalidity searches, covering all types of subject matter with specialisms in Physics and Mechanics.

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Bringing a new technology or invention to market

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Understanding which companies are working in the same technology area as you can be beneficial. If your competitors have filed several new patents more recently this indicates active research and development. Further examination of the patents in detail will provide insights into the nature of the product, the underlying technology and how much it differs from products currently in-market. In addition, companies will monitor their competitors patent filing over time to keep an eye on their research and development.

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We assist with protecting and exploiting developments in a range of leading edge fields as diverse as:

Biocompatible materials
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Gastrointestinal diseases
Gene therapy
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Electronics

The team has significant experience and expertize in both digital and analogue electronics. Areas of expertize include telecommunication systems, control and power electronics, and device fabrication.

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Our clients’ interests in computer science and IT include, computer architecture, secure systems, communications networks including local and wide-area networks, computer peripherals and telecommunications and broadcast technologies. In the software field, our searches include business process inventions, neural networks, data processing, image processing, data compression, encryption/decryption, the Internet of Things, communications protocols, operating systems and object-orientated programming techniques.

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