title: PMA primacy: synthesizing the 35 U.S.C. Section 156 patent term extension, 35 U.S.C. Section 271(e)(1) patent infringement exemption as currently applied to medical devices, and medical device preemption jurisprudence to yield a cohesive solution regarding scope of coverage.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Flaherty
mesh_terms: D018795:Device Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration