The Biotechnology
Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its 2013 Spring Intellectual
Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference on March 25-27, 2013 in San
Diego, CA.  The semi-annual IPCC
conference will once again be open to the public.

The conference will
offer presentations on the following topics:

Monday, March 25:

• Effecting and Managing Change
(Pre-Conference Workshop)

Tuesday, March 26:

• Seeds of Exhaustion: Analysis of Bowman v.
Monsanto & the Shifting Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion
• Any Port in a Storm – Section 271(e)(1)
and the Continuing Debate Over Boundaries of Safe Harbor Exception
• The Honorable Marilyn L. Huff, District
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (luncheon speaker)
• The Method Patent Rollercoaster
• Patent Opinions Revisited: New Risks, New
Rewards

Wednesday, March 27:

• The AIA and APA: Oversight of Patents and the
Agency That Grants Them
• Case Law Updates

In addition, there
will be a welcome reception at Andaz Wine Bar from 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm on March
25, and a dinner reception at R.H. Fleet Science Center from 5:00 pm to 8:30
pm on March 26.

A program agenda
for this conference, including a list of speakers and descriptions of the
presentations and events can be obtained here.

Registration information
can be found here.  Additional information regarding the
conference can be found at the conference website.