
November/December 2003
MX Magazine
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE
COVER STORY
The IP Battleground
Interview by Steve Halasey
With their recent IP victories in European courts, Medinol's Kobi Richter and Judith Richter are shaking up medtech's cardiovascular sector.
Sidebars: A Run of Favorable Rulings | In the Pipeline ADVERTISING, DISTRIBUTION, & SALES BUSINESS
PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
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Customer Contract Compliance
Zack Rinat and Jamie Schein
Sidebars:
The Revenue Execution Survey | The Shape of Contract Operations | The Sales Contract: Commitments and Incentives
Growing Global—Gracefully
Moderated by Steve Halasey
With careful planning, overseas expansion may be a medtech company's best pathway to growth.
Sidebar: Roundtable Participants
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Home Base, U.S.A.
Courtney Harris
Medtech executives have a full plate in deciding where to set up operations. Economic development agencies make their pitch.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
The Mobilized Information Age Sales Force
David Kerr
Equipping the field sales team with mobile and wireless IT devices can boost their effectiveness and productivity.
Sidebar: Mobile Technology Software
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OVERNMENTAL
& LEGAL AFFAIRS
Managing Clinical Research in the Post-HIPAA World
Benjamin S. Hayes and Jodi Finder
The privacy rule will permanently alter the dynamics of relationships among sponsors, investigators, IRBs, and human subjects.

Think Locally, Act Globally: A Strategy for IP Litigation
Timothy J. Malloy and Gregory J. Vogler
To defend U.S. patent interests, medtech executives should be prepared to leverage—and defend against—related foreign patent proceedings.
Sidebar: Lilly v. Medtronic
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
New Times, New Ethical Standards
Kristine Rapp
AdvaMed's revised code updates medtech business practices to meet modern demands for ethical conduct and social responsibility.
Sidebar: About AdvaMed BUSINESS NEWS
- Abbott to Spin Off Hospital Products Business
- Federal Circuit Revisits Festo
- California Jury Awards Beckman Coulter $934 Million
- Coalition Urges Adoption of MIRA Reforms
- Lifestream Leaves AMEX



