Bookoff McAndrews attorneys Dinesh Melwani and Jameson Ma will join Ami Gadhia, Portfolio Director at Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer, in a panel presentation at the Medical Devices Summit Midwest on October 1, 2014. The panelists will discuss technology transfer considerations relating to corporations, universities, and startups. They also will address exemplary contentious issues (including prosecution of patents, improvements based on collaboration, publication, and financial terms), the reasons these issues are typically contentious, and potential solutions for bridging the gap and closing the licensing deal.