Category: Conferences & CLE’s

C5 (UK) will be holding its 5th Forum on Biotech & Pharma Patent Litigation on January 29-30, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  The conference will cover the following topics: • View from the bench: Hear the perspectives of Judges on the latest developments;• SPCs: Implications of Neurim and how national courts are applying Medeva;• First hand…

The Greater Washington, DC Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) will be offering a program entitled "Patents and the Public Good" on November 14, 2012 from 5:30 – 8:00 pm (Eastern) at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, DC.  Chief Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, former Chief…

November 12-14, 2012 – Fall Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – Charleston, SC November 15, 2012 – Successful Strategies for Overcoming Obviousness Rejections in the Patent Application Process (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 – 11:15 am (CT) November 27, 2012 – Patents and the Written Description Requirement: Navigating…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be offering "The Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform" from January 23-24, 2013 in New York, NY.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Adapting to the first-to file regime and developing prosecution techniques to ensure timely filings that result in robust patents;• Dissecting the new rules covering the usage of…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Inventor Compensation: A Global Approach Needed" on October 31, 2012 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  A panel consisting of John Conway, Vice President and Global Head of Innovative Healthcare Patent Support at Sanofi; Donald Dowling of White & Case; and Matthew Penarczyk, Associate…

October 30, 2012 – Divided Patent Infringement: Protecting IP Rights — Strategies for Drafting and Prosecuting Claims and Allocating Liability (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT) November 2, 2012 – IP Law Symposium (Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago) – Chicago, IL November 12-14, 2012 – Fall Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patents and the Written Description Requirement: Navigating Section 112 Disclosure Obligations and Withstanding Invalidity Challenges" on November 27, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST).  Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance for dealing with the U.S. Patent Law Section 112's written…

October 22-23, 2012 – Tech Transfer Summit North America*** (Tech Transfer Summit Ltd.) – John Hopkins University, Montgomery County, MD October 23, 2012 – Biosimilars: Draft FDA Guidance and Emerging Legal Challenges (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT) October 24-25, 2012 – FDA Boot Camp Devices Edition*** (American Conference Institute) – Chicago, IL October…

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its 2012 Fall Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference on November 12-14, 2012 in Charleston, SC.  The semi-annual IPCC conference will once again be open to the public. The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: Monday, November 12: • Picking the Best Tools From Your…

October 16, 2012 – Choosing a Patent Regime:  Do You File on March 15 or March 16, 2013? (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 pm (ET) October 17, 2012 – European biotech patent case law update (D Young & Co) – 4:00 am, 7:00 am, 12:00 pm (EDT) October 19, 2012 – America Invents Act:…