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Category: Conferences & CLE’s
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By James DeGiulio — The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act changed the law on prior user rights ("PUR") in the United States, providing protection for inventors' trade secrets and protection against infringement liability from a later granted patent. This change in the law brings the U.S. closer to harmonization with many other countries with these rights,…
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By Kwame Mensah — A free-flowing panel discussing the potential impact of Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. on the future of personalized medicine and diagnostic method patents in the United States, and the possible slippery slope that could be encountered if its holding is stretched to the claims in the Myriad case as…
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June 18-21, 2012 – BIO International Convention (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – Boston, MA June 19, 2012 – Post-Grant Proceedings after the AIA (Law Seminars International) – 3:00 – 4:00 pm (Eastern) June 20-21, 2012 – International Forum on Pharma Patent Lifecycles*** (C5) – London, England July 23-24, 2012 – Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar (American Intellectual…
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention next week in Boston, MA. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, state and international affiliates, and related organizations, as well as providing business development services for many emerging…
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Law Seminars International (LSI) will be offering a one-hour telebriefing on the "Post-Grant Proceedings after the AIA" on June 19, 2012 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm (Eastern). Wab P. Kadaba of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP will moderate a panel including Wilson White, Associate Litigation Counsel of Google Inc., who will provide an in-house perspective…
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BIO and the America Invents Act By Andrew Williams — The 2012 BIO International Convention begins in Boston next week. Patent Docs has been highlighting a few sessions, in thematic fashion, to help you navigate your way through the convention. Today, in this final installment, we review a few opportunities for those interested in learning…
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BIO and Biosimilar Regulations throughout the World By Andrew Williams — The 2012 BIO International Convention in Boston begins next week. If you are planning on attending, Patent Docs is highlighting a few sessions, in thematic fashion, to help navigate your way through the Convention. Last week, we highlighted three sessions on how the Supreme…
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June 13-15, 2012 – Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2012: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing (Practising Law Institute) – New York, NY June 14, 2012 – The Elimination and Creation of Defenses in the Wake of AIA (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Eastern) June 18-21, 2012 – BIO International…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Inducement to Infringe in Hatch-Waxman Litigation: Lessons from Bayer Schering v. Lupin and AstraZeneca v. Apotex for Pharma Patents" on July 12, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT). Thomas L. Irving and David P. Frazier, Ph.D. of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance on…
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BIO and the Prometheus Supreme Court Case By Andrew Williams — The 2012 BIO International Convention in Boston is less than two weeks away. If you are planning on attending, you probably already know that the amount of information and opportunities available at BIO can be daunting. Therefore, over the next two weeks, Patent Docs…
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