Health Related Mobile Trends for 2012

January 4th, 2012
Health IT

At the third annual mHealth Summit in Washington D.C., major players in the mobile arena noted the impact health-related apps and games have and will continue to have both in the US and across the globe.

5 of these mobile trends  include:
1) Apps that track patient data
2) Binary network apps
3) Health-focused games
4) Apps that diagnose and treat patients
5)  Apps to help consumers make optimal health-related decisions.

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MMM Partner Michele Madison Featured Contributor on AJC Healthcare Blog

December 30th, 2011
Health IT

Morris, Manning & Martin is pleased to announce that Michele Madison, partner in the MMM Healthcare Practice, is featured as a regular contributor to the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s healthcare blog, HealthFlock. Ms. Madison has specific experience in negotiating contractual agreements between healthcare providers and service providers, interpreting and advising health systems on regulations applicable to the healthcare industry, and providing regulatory advice with a focus on Stark, Anti-Kickback, and HIPAA. She has been listed as one of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business by Chambers USA and frequently speaks at local and national

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U.S. Venture Capital Interactive Map

December 28th, 2011
Venture Capital

Venture Capital Dispatch’s new interactive map of U.S. based venture capital provides a creative way to examine the nation’s venture capital activity, allowing viewers to examine data by industry, funding round class, and region.

The map, which uses data from Dow Jones VentureSource, lists Georgia among the top 10 venture capital recipients. The list is as follows:

1. California (~$7 billion)
2. Massachusetts (~$2 billion)
3. New York (~$1.1 billion)
4. Virginia (~$500 million)
5. Texas (~$400 million)
6. Illinois (~$300 million)
7. Colorado (~$290 million)
8. Pennsylvania (~$275 million)
9. Georgia (~$250 million)
10. Washington (~$230 million)

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USPTO Expands Availability of Prioritized Examination for Patents

December 22nd, 2011
Patents/IP

by:  John R. Harris

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently expanded the availability of “prioritized examination” for pending patent applications.  Prioritized examination is a procedure that allows a patent to be examined and, if patentable, issued more rapidly.  Some patent applicants may benefit by obtaining patents more quickly.

On December 19, 2011, the USPTO amended its regulations (37 CFR § 1.102(e)) to allow a request for prioritized examination to be made with or after a request for continued examination (RCE).   Before this rule change, prioritized examination was not available unless filed early in the patent process.  This new rule

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Venture Atlanta 2012 Dates Announced

December 16th, 2011
Events & Associations
VENTURE ATLANTA 2012 INVESTOR CONFERENCE

Venture Atlanta, the premier investor organization for emerging technology companies in Georgia, will host the 2012 Investor Conference October 17 – 18, at the ever popular Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta. Hotel room block information will be available in January.

We encourage our out of town investor guests to schedule your 4th quarter board meetings around Venture Atlanta. This is the fall venture conference you don’t want to miss.

With the resounding success of the expanded two day format and

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