Category: Conferences & CLE’s

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding a conference on Biosimilars on June 1-2, 2015 in New York, NY.  ACI faculty will help attendees: • FDA's approval of Sandoz's Zarxio biosimilar: Analysis of FDA standards for labeling, biosimilarity, interchangeability, and clinical studies;• Reviewing the biosimilars litigation cases to date including Sandoz v. Amgen and Celltrion…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Hedge Fund IPR Challenges to Pharma Patents: Strategies to Strengthen Patents to Withstand Attack" on May 28, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Rekha Bansal, Sr. Director of IP, Principia Biopharma; and Thomas L. Irving, Dr. Amanda K. Murphy, and Dr. Barbara R. Rudolph of Finnegan Henderson…

April 27-29, 2015 – M&A and Strategic Alliances in the Life Sciences Industries*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY April 27-28, 2015 – Paragraph IV Disputes conference*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY April 30, 2015 – "Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility" (American Bar Association) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET)…

ExL Events will be holding its 2nd Due Diligence Summit for Life Sciences on June 9-10, 2015 in Boston, MA.  The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: • Organize and Support Due Diligence for Out-Licensing or Partnering (case study)• Explore How International Due Diligence Differs (case study)• Due Diligence and Integration Planning (case…

Informa Life Sciences will be holding its 24th Annual EU Pharmaceutical Law Forum on May 19-21, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium.  The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: • Feedback from the EU Commission on competition law (keynote presentation) — to be presented by a representative from DG Competition, European Commission;• Reverse payment patent…

April 21, 2015 – U.S. Biosimilars (American Conference Institute) – Munich, Germany April 21, 2015 – CincyBIO conference (CincyIP) – Cincinnati, OH April 23, 2015 – "Key Trade Secret Developments in 2015" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT) April 24, 2015 – Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual…

Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "Best Practices for Cost-Effective Filing of PCT and EPO Patent Applications" on May 19, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern).  Jeffrey M. Sears, Associate General Counsel and Chief Patent Counsel, Columbia University and Robert Alderson and Corrado Fioravanti of Jacobacci and Partners will provide expert…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) European Practice Committee will be hosting a one-day conference entitled "Never Been a Better Time (For IP) Than Right Now?" on May 20, 2015 in London, UK.  The conference will begin with discussions on the EU IP Action plan and Art 123(2) at the EPO followed by discussions in…

April 15-17, 2015 – 2015 Spring Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – St. Louis, MO April 16, 2015 – "Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: Navigating the New USPTO Guidance — Analyzing Subject Matter and Avoiding Rejection Under the USPTO's Detailed Framework" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) April 21, 2015 –…

CincyIP will be holding its annual CincyBIO conference on April 21, 2015 at the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati, OH.  The conference will consist of the following sessions: • Draft and Prosecute Biotech Patent Applications That Can Withstand IPR and PGR Challenges• The Patentability of Natural Products: A European Perspective• Protecting Natural Products in the Wake…