IBC Legal will be holding its 19th annual Biotech & Pharmaceutical Patenting conference on February 16-17, 2011 in Munich, Germany.  IBC Legal faculty will help attendees:

• Analyze the evolving biotech & pharmaceutical market landscape and what this means for a holistic patent strategy;
• Maximize the chance of a successful patent filing for new scientific processes;
• Optimize patent life cycles and extend market dominance;
• Examine landmark appeal and litigation decisions and analyze the implications for future patent cases; and
• Hear in depth insights on the legal procedures in key European, U.S., Asian, and Brazilian jurisdictions.

In particular, IBC Legal faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Examining how the Commission is assessing antitrust issues since the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry;
• Patent filing: Maximizing your chances of success;
• Assessing progress towards establishing patent highways;
• German Patent and Trademark Office's approach to biopatents;
• Emerging opportunities for IP management in Guernsey & other offshore IP jurisdictions;
• Examining current issues relating to plant biotech and breeding;
• Strategies for maximizing patent life cycles;
• Patent strategies in the new biosimilars world;
• Stem cell patenting;
• Personalized medicine: Patenting genes and theranostics;
• Obviousness and inventive step in the U.S. & Europe;
• Evaluating the pros and cons of different European legal systems to maximize your chances of successful patent litigation in each region;
• Examining patent litigation in the U.S.;
• Brazil patent landscape;
• Latin America patent landscape;
• Decoding patent information from Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea;
• Examining how sufficiency is being addressed in Europe;
• Assessing how well functional claims stand up to scrutiny;
• Examining recent case law around supplementary protection certificates; and
• Using second medical use claims to extend patent life cycles.

A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.

The registration fee for the conference is £1,783.81.  Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by calling +44 (0)20 7017 5503, or by faxing a registration form to +44 (0)20 7017 4746.