Month: May 2009

  •     By Andrew Williams — Last year, a panel of the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission's (ITC's) grant of summary judgment against Amgen in its attempts to block importation of Roche's Mircera® peglylated erythropoietin product.  At the time, Patent Docs provided a detailed report of the decision and its implications.  As a review,…

  •     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. Warner Chilcott Co. et al. v. Midlothian Laboratories L.L.C.2:09-cv-02026; filed April 30, 2009 in the District Court of New Jersey Warner Chilcott…

  • May 18-21, 2009 – BIO International Convention (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – Atlanta, GA May 20, 2009 – Tafas v. Doll — Dissecting the Decision and Preparing for Resurgence of USPTO Rules Limiting Patent Claims*** (American Conference Institute) – 1:00-2:30 PM (EST) June 16-17, 2009 – Biotech Patenting (C5) – Munich, Germany June 19, 2009 –…

  • American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding a Pharma/Biotech Collaborative Agreements conference from July 14-15, 2009 in San Francisco, CA.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Capitalize on shifting trends in the venture capital investment landscape;• Draft critical termination terms;• Forge and protect lucrative relationships with investors;• Negotiate partnerships with start-up innovators and government…

  • Law Seminars International (LSI) will be holding a one-day workshop on Using Cost-Effective Patent Strategies on July 15, 2009 in Seattle, WA.  During the workshop, LSI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • Value of patents under recent law:  Planning procurement in light of a changing landscape;• If not filing patents:  Using trade…