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Month: February 2008
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By Donald Zuhn — Last week, we reported on a campaign being initiated by Insmed Inc. to raise public awareness regarding the importance of establishing a regulatory pathway in the U.S. for follow-on biologics. As part of the campaign, Insmed commissioned a study by economist Dr. Robert J. Shapiro (at right) to determine…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — In discussing the patent "reform" bill waiting to be brought to the floor for a vote in the Senate (S. 1145), various stakeholders have availed themselves of their right to petition the government for redress in opposition to the bill, and Patent Docs has published, supported, and encouraged…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases, and a few interesting cases will be selected for periodic monitoring. Nycomed GmbH et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al.1:08-cv-00827; filed February 7, 2008 in the Northern District of Illinois Infringement of U.S.…
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By Thieu Hai Yen — For applicants and patent practitioners seeking protection for medical use inventions in Vietnam, recent developments in Vietnamese patent practice would likely be of great interest. This article is intended to provide readers with information concerning these developments. When the Vietnamese patent system was first established, medical use claims…
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February 25-26, 2008 – Pharma/Biotech Patent Claim Drafting and Prosecution (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY*** February 25-26, 2008 – Strategic Intellectual Property Planning (American Conference Institute) – Scottsdale, AZ March 12, 2008 – Biotechnology, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Art Group Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) March 30-April 1, 2008 – Advanced…
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Law Seminars International (LSI) will be holding a Patent Claim Construction workshop on April 25, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. The workshop will provide information on: • New federal case law developments in claim construction.• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rule changes.• Ways for prosecutors to create patents worthy of litigation.• Tips for making the patent…
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Law Seminars International (LSI) will be holding a Successful Multilateral Patents workshop on April 7, 2008 in Arlington, VA. The workshop will provide information on: • Successful patent preparation and prosecution with the EPO, the JPO, Australia, and China.• Update on multilateral initiatives: USPTO, EPO, JPO, and others.• Selecting foreign jurisdictions most appropriate for patent…
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American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 4th Annual Life Sciences Counsel Guide to Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness conference from March 31 to April 1, 2008 in New York, NY. The conference will provide information on: • Balancing the management of documents and electronic records preserved for regulatory and compliance purposes with…
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American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding a conference on Structuring, Negotiating, and Managing Pharma/Biotech Collaborative Agreements from April 30 to May 1, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. The conference will provide information on: • Incorporating new laws and trends into business strategies to ensure successful and lucrative collaborations.• Negotiating and drafting favorable exclusivity and…
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By Donald Zuhn — Earlier today, Patent Docs participated in a conference call with Jim Greenwood (at right), the President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). Mr. Greenwood, who represented Pennsylvania’s Eighth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1993 through January 2005 prior to his BIO appointment, had…
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