Ikenna C. Ejimonyeugwo recently authored an article for The Legal Intelligencer titled “Medical Immunity in Patent Law: Surgical Method Patents, Section 287(c), and the Machine-Assisted Operating Room.”
In the article, Ikenna examines how Section 287(c), a 1996-era statute shielding medical practitioners from patent infringement liability, is being tested by robotic, AI-assisted, and augmented-reality surgical technologies. He explores what the resulting coverage gaps mean for hospitals, health systems, and patent counsel on both sides.
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