Scott R. Slaney

Scott Slaney is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department who focuses his practice on patent matters. Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, Scott worked at an Atlanta IP firm, where he prepared and prosecuted U.S. and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent applications in the mechanical and electromechanical arts. In this role, he also advised multinational corporate clients with large portfolios on complex prosecution strategies; led inventor disclosure calls and USPTO examiner interviews; and counseled clients on patentability, freedom-to-operate, validity, and non-infringement positions.

While attending law school, Scott gained additional experience as a summer associate and as a summer law clerk. Before beginning his legal career, he earned his master’s degree in bioengineering. In graduate school, Scott focused on medical device innovation and led an engineering team that developed a patented technology used for breast cancer localization.

Scott’s representative medical technologies include: surgical systems and tools, orthopedic implants, dental implants, prosthetics, medical imaging devices, introducer sheaths, spinal surgery instruments, intervertebral cages, brachytherapy contrast markers, neurostimulation therapy devices, patient support devices, bioreactors, microfluidic devices, and diagnostic testing platforms.