IBC Life Sciences
will be holding its 2nd annual Pharma Legal Affairs conference on May 21-23,
2013 in Shanghai, China.  IBC faculty
will offer presentations on the following topics:

• India: Latest
change toward "the public good" regime;
• Overcoming the
hurdles of obtaining drug approvals in the China market;
• South East Asia:
Understanding the legal barriers in entering Asia's emerging markets;
• Leveraging
patents in competition with generics in China;
• Identifying cost
effective patent litigation strategy;
• How much
protection is provided by the current legal framework in China?
• The legal battle
over biosimilars;
• Learning
strategies to counter "employee's theft of trade secrets" in pharma-biotech;
• Mastering your
manufacturing and distribution agreements in Asia;
• Improving
negotiation skills in collaboration and licensing contracts;
• Strategic
collaboration agreements and successful commercialization of product in biopharmaceuticals;
• Mergers and
acquisitions: The cure to rejuvenate big pharma?
• US FCPA and its
implication on evolving legislation in Asia;
• Reviewing recent
pharmaceutical FCPA violation cases in Asia;
• Reaping the
benefits of effective anti-corruption programs; and
• Managing and
enforcing corruption compliance across Asia.

In addition, two
post-conference workshops will be offered on May 23, 2013.  The first, entitled "Due Diligence for
Pharma-Biotech Collaboration and R&D Agreement," will be held from
9:00 am to 12:30 pm, and the second, entitled "Anti Bribery and Corruption
Compliance for Pharmaceutical Companies," will be held from 1:30 to 5:00
pm.

The agenda for the
Pharma Legal Affairs conference can be found here. 
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 $1,995 (conference alone), $2,295 (conference and one
workshop), or $2,595 (conference and both workshops).  Those registering by April 12, 2013 will
receive a $100 discount.  Those
interested in registering for the conference can do so here,
by e-mailing register@ibcasia.com.sg, by calling +65 6508 2401, or by faxing a
registration form to +65 6508 2407.

Patent Docs is a media partner of IBC's Pharma Legal Affairs conference.