IBC Legal will be
holding its 21st annual Biotech & Pharmaceutical Patenting conference on February
26-27, 2013 in Munich, Germany.  Conference
highlights include:

• Benefit from the
latest trends in patent protection strategies and competitive patent filing;
• Hear from WIPO,
EPO, EC, industry players and the cream of legal advisors internationally;
• Analyze recent
cases and their practical implications on attendees' everyday work in Europe
and the US;
• Understand the
challenges of tactical biotech and pharmaceutical patenting including second
medical use and internet crimes;
• Explore the
application of SPCs to extend patent life including Neurim;
• Deal with
competition law issues in patenting effectively and commercially; and
• Obtain
cutting-edge advice and insights on crucial legal developments like injunctions
and Solvay.

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

• Developments in
European Patent Law in the last 12 months;
• Keynote from European
Patent Office — Heli Pihlajamaa, Director Patent Law, European Patent Office;
• Special address
— Henri Piffaut, DG Competition, European Commission;
• WIPO address — Tom
Bombelles, Global Challanges Division, WIPO;
• Patent Protection
and prodrugs;
• Prior public use
in clinical trials;
• Patents and biosimilars;
• Personalized medicines
— What can you achieve?
• Patenting genes
and theranostics;
• The pitfalls of
patent filing in Brazil and protection strategies;
• Developing
countries — The new frontiers;
• Dealing with
competition law issues in patenting;
• Product launches;
• Case study — A
practical, interactive session based on a case study of decision making as
regards defending patents on a limited budget;
• Developments in
damages under the enforcement directive;
• Biotech and
pharmaceutical patenting in the US market;
• The Unified
Patent Court;
• Second medical
use patents and infringement by cross-label use;
• Bolar and research/experimental
use exemptions;
• SPCs masterclass;
and
• Strategies for
maximizing patent life cycles — Exploring the application of SPCs to extend
patent.

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 £1,499.  Those
registering by January 25, 2013 will receive a £100 discount.  Those interested in registering for the
conference can do so here,
by e-mailing professionalcustserv@informa.com, by calling +44 (0)20 7017 5503,
or by faxing a registration form to +44 (0)20 7017 4746.