Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) will be holding its 2012 MidYear Meeting on June 8-12, 2012 Berkeley, CA.  The MidYear Meeting will consist of two workshops, the latter entitled: "Workshop on When Technology Disrupts Law: How Do IP, Internet and Bio Law Adapt?"  The latter workshop will take place from June 10-12.  According…

April 24, 2012 – Patent Law in Light of Mayo v. Prometheus: Claims to Laws of Nature Are Not Patentable (American Bar Association) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT) April 24-25, 2012 – Paragraph IV Disputes*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY April 26, 2012 – Moving From First to Invent to First to…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the next session of its Hatch-Waxman Boot Camp conference on June 25-26, 2012 in San Diego, CA.  ACI faculty will help attendees: • Comprehend how recent biosimilars legislation is changing industry dynamics;• Understand the interplay of between the PTO and FDA in the patenting of drugs and biologics;•…

The George Washington University Law School (with Mayer Brown and Cornerstone Research) will be holding its annual GW Law Symposium on Intellectual Property on May 8, 2012 at The George Washington University Law School, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC.  The Symposium will offer presentations on the following topics: • Keynote Address — Janet Gongola,…

C5 (UK) will be holding its 11th International Forum on Pharma Patent Lifecycles on June 20-21, 2012 in London, England.  The conference will provide practical and strategic guidance on patent lifecycle extensions, including: • Recent SPC case law developments and their implications on the industry;• Maximizing exclusivity for new medical products in light of regulatory…

April 16-18, 2012 – Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Spring Conference & Meeting (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – Austin, TX April 17, 2012 – 28th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Associations) – New York, NY April 18, 2012 – European Biotech Patent Law Update (D Young…

Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding its Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2012: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing seminar on May 16-18, 2012 in Chicago, IL, on June 13-15, 2012 in New York, NY, and on July 11-13, 2012 in San Francisco, CA.  The three-day program, which is directed to patent…

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention on June 18-21, 2012 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…

Elsevier Business Intelligence, CHI-California Healthcare Institute, and Merrill Datasite® will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Reform Strategies in the Life Sciences: Assessing 'First-to-File' and Freedom to Operate under the New Rules" on May 2, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm (EDT).  Steven C. Carlson of Fish & Richardson will provide a focused overview of…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) European Practice Committee will be hosting a one-day conference entitled "The America Invents Act and Beyond: International Grace Period and Post–Grant Review" on May 10, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium.  The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: Morning Session: International Grace Period• The View from the Consumer Industry…