EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC (US Court of Appeals) November 27, 2024
This case involves a patent infringement dispute between EcoFactor and Google, but the Court’s decision will reach every aspect of district court patent litigation in cases involving parties in every technological sector, including medtech. AdvaMed® highlighted the importance of Daubert’s screening and gatekeeping at the district court level.
Read a copy of the AdvaMed® amicus brief.
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AdvaMed Urges Georgia Court of Appeals to Enforce Sound Science in Ethylene Oxide Litigation
February 13, 2026
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, the world’s largest medtech trade association, representing over 650 medical technology innovators, has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Walker v. Becton, Dickinson and Company and C. R. Bard, Inc. case now before the Georgia Court of Appeals, urging the Court to reverse a trial court ruling that allowed unreliable expert testimony on ethylene oxide (EtO) exposure.
Resource / Legal
RFI: National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing Letter
December 15, 2025
This comment letter from AdvaMed responds to the OSTP’s Request for Information
on National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing (“OSTP RFI”).
Event / Compliance / Global & Trade / Legal
Supreme Court Term in Review: Implications for the Medical Technology Industry
November 18, 2025
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Supreme Court Term in Review: Implications for the Medical Technology Industry
News / Code of Ethics / Digital Health / Legal
AdvaMed Leads with Integrity: Updated Code of Ethics Now Available
October 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, today announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved revisions to the AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals.
Blog / Code of Ethics / Legal
AdvaMed Addresses 2025 APEC Delegates to Promote Common Global Standards for Business Integrity
September 18, 2025
AdvaMed was honored to address delegates at the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Ethics for SMEs Forum held in Seoul, Korea, on September 8-9, 2025. AdvaMed galvanized delegates from across the APEC region to advance high standard business integrity codes to ensure patients everywhere have access to the best medtech for them.
News / Amicus Briefs / Compliance / Health Access / Legal
AdvaMed Asks District Court to Recognize Importance of Independent Sales Agent (ISA) Agreements
September 2, 2025
Washington, D.C.—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, asked the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts to rule as a matter of law that independent sales agent (ISA) arrangements do not — by themselves — violate the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and, accordingly, grant summary judgment in the Langer v Zimmer Biomet case.
Blog / Code of Ethics / Compliance / Legal / Regulatory Affairs / The MedTech Conference
AdvaMed in Action: Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory in the Spotlight at The MedTech Conference 2025
August 27, 2025
Christopher L. White, Esq., AdvaMed’s General Counsel & Chief Policy Officer, on why this year’s legal, compliance & regulatory programming is mission-critical as medtech leaders navigate uncertainty, shifting enforcement priorities, and a rapidly changing global legal landscape.
Resource / Legal
AdvaMed® Medical Device Mass Tort TV Ad Trend – Q2 2025
August 11, 2025