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Month: March 2013
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By Kwame Mensah — [Ed. The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals. While Patent Docs will provide analysis regarding the oral argument in a subsequent post, we provide the following analysis of the case for the benefit of our readers.] ISSUE Are reverse-payment settlement agreements in ANDA litigation…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. AstraZeneca AB et al. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc. – Florida et al.3:13-cv-01669; filed March 19, 2013 in the District Court of New Jersey • Plaintiffs: AstraZeneca AB; Aktiebolaget Hassle; AstraZeneca LP; KBI Inc.; KBI-E Inc.•…
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention April 22-25, 2013 in Chicago, IL. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers, and related organizations across the United States and in more than…
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March 25-27, 2013 – 2013 Spring Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – San Diego, CA April 3-5, 2013 – 28th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference (American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law) – Arlington, VA April 4, 2013 – Double Patenting: Defeating Rejections and Avoiding Terminal Disclaimers (Strafford) –…
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The University of Kansas School of Law, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, and Boston College Law School will be holding the third annual Patent Conference — PatCon 3 — on April 12-13, 2013 at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, IL. The conference will consist of the…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Advanced AIA Issues for Patent Claim Construction: Best Practices Absent Clear Court Guidance" on April 18, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT). Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Lauren L. Stevens of Foley & Lardner, and Colin G. Sandercock of Perkins Coie will…
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C5 (UK) will be holding its 10th International Forum on Freedom to Operate on May 15-16, 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany. C5 faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • A timeline of best practice at key milestones in the development pathway to ensure you develop & execute a robust and rigorous FTO search strategy;•…
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C5 (UK) will be holding its 2nd Forum on Pharma & Biotech Collaborations on May 14, 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany. C5 faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • Identifying the current deal drivers and trends in deal-making: What it means for your next collaboration agreement;• How leading pharma & biotech choose the right…
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By Josh Rich — On Tuesday, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, published a notice in the Federal Register "requesting any recommendations for legislative changes that would enhance enforcement against, or reduce the risk of, the misappropriation of trade secrets for the benefit of foreign competitors or foreign governments." 78 Fed. Reg. 16875…
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By Donald Zuhn — Earlier this month, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News published its list of the top 20 best-selling prescription drugs worldwide for 2012 (see "GEN Compiles List of Top Selling Drugs for 2012"). The biotech publication has followed that effort with a list of the top 20 biopharma companies in terms of research…
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