American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 18th Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents conference on May 20-21, 2020 in New York, NY.

The conference will offer presentations on the following topics:

• PTAB Keynote from Hon. Jacqueline Bonilla
• Written Description and Enablement Requirements for Small Molecule Patenting in U.S., Europe, and China
• Written Description and Enablement Requirements for Antibody Patenting in U.S. and Europe
• Section 101: Exploring the Realities of the New PTO guidance
• Navigating the Evolving Obviousness-type Double Patenting Landscape
• Inherency and Obviousness: Anticipating What's Next Around the World
• Comparing and Contrasting Licensing Agreements in U.S. and Europe 
• Doctrine of Equivalence Analysis: Understanding how the Latest DoE Decisions will Impact Future Trends in Patent Law Protection in the U.S., Europe, and Asia 
• Social Contracting: Understanding Its Impact on Patent Portfolio Design
• Exploring the Future of Patent Protection Through Artificial Intelligence 
• Ethical Obligations in Prosecution

In addition, two pre-conference workshops will be offered on May 19, 2020.  The first, entitled "Masterclass on Drafting Life Sciences Patent Applications in the U.S., Europe and Asia," will be offered from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, and the second, entitled "Working Group on Developing Effective Patent Filing Strategies for Combination Products," will be offered from 1:30 to 5:00 pm.

The registration fee for the conference alone is $2,095 (by March 15th) or $2,195 (by April 3rd).  The workshops carry an additional fee of $600 apiece.  Patent Docs readers are entitled to a 10% discount off of registration using discount code D10-762-762CX09.  Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing CustomerService@AmericanConference.com, or by calling 1-888-224-2480.

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