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About IFMF 2026:

Currently, China's medical device industry is at a critical stage where both scale expansion and industrial structure deepening are advancing in parallel. In 2024, the Chinese medical device market reached RMB 1.11 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%. Beneath this trillion-level industry size, innovation momentum continues to grow, with domestic substitution accelerating in sectors such as coronary stents and orthopedic trauma. 6th IP Forefront Med Device Forum (IFMF 2026) will be hold on July 9-10, in Suzhou. The two-day forum will center around four key themes: legislative and judicial developments in the medical device field, technology frontiers and patent landscaping, practical strategies for Chinese companies going global, and corporate IP management and operations.
IFMF 2026Hot Topic:

• Interpretation of claim terms in medical device patent invalidation review

• Standards for applying punitive damages in medical device patent infringement litigation

• Practical difficulties of preliminary injunctions and evidence preservation in medical device cases

• IP risks and compliancekey pointsfor FDA 510(k)/De Novo pathways in the US

• Trends in UPC preliminary injunctions and overseas defense strategies for Chinese companies

• FTO analysis practices for medical device exports and IP strategies in emerging markets
IFMF Participating Units:

• Government departments and associations: People's Courts, Intellectual Property Offices, Medical Products Administration, Industry associations.

• Industry law firms: Intellectual property lawyers, agents.

• Medical device enterprises: responsible person for intellectual property, legal affairs, R&D, compliance.

• Scientific research institutions/universities: management department of intellectual property operation, R&D personnel.

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6th IP Forefront Med Device Forum（ IFMF 2026 ）
“IP First for Medtech Innovation”

July 9 Morning

Judicial Frontiers: Examination and Adjudication Trends in Medical Device IP

July 9 Afternoon

Going Global: Cross-Border Patent Litigation and Emerging Market Strategy

July 10 Morning

Technology Frontiers: IP Protection for Emerging Medical Device Categories

July 10 Afternoon

Asset Operations: IP Management and Transactional Practice for Medical Device Companies

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