BOSTON – Nov. 30, 2018 – Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Boston Intellectual Property (IP) Group congratulates four of its clients – Cruzar Medsystems, Inc., Kaleidoscope, Platelet BioGenesis, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute – for being honored with the 2018 Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) Invented Here! award for their patented innovations. Their innovations are among only 12 patents that were selected from numerous nominations.
The Greenberg Traurig clients selected for the following patents are:
- “Catheter with vessel lining and methods for using same,” (U.S. Patent No. 9,795,408) assigned to Cruzar Medsystems, Inc.; represented by Chinh H. Pham
- “Reversible vascular filter devices and methods for using same,” (U.S. Patent No. 9,456,888) assigned to Kaleidoscope LLC; represented by Chinh H. Pham
- “System and method for a biomimetic fluid processing,” (U.S. Patent No. 9,795,965) assigned to Brigham and Women’s Hospital and licensed by Platelet BioGenesis, Inc.; represented by Roman Fayerberg
- “Variable Stiffness Devices and Methods of Use,” (U.S. Patent No. 10,028,855) assigned to Worcester Polytechnic Institute; represented by Roman Fayerberg
Honorees were recognized as representatives of the innovation community at an awards reception, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at The Exchange Conference Center in the Seaport (Innovation) District. In addition, Cruzar Medsystems was named one of the 2018 top four honorees, and Cruzar CEO Mike Glennon was invited to speak. Joshua Phillips, Managing Partner of Catalyst Health Ventures and one of Cruzar’s investors, attended the reception and was interviewed by the BPLA.
According to its 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.
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