Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will be offering a panel discussion entitled "Therasense: Will the Tide Finally Turn in the Plague of Dubious Inequitable Conduct Claims and Reference Flooding?" on October 6, 2011 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm (CT) at the offices of Nixon Peabody in Chicago, IL.  The panel discussion will…

September 26-27, 2011 – Biosimilars and Biobetters*** (SMi Group) – London, UK September 26-27, 2011 – Life Sciences Business Development & Acquisitions in Emerging Markets (American Conference Institute) – New York, NYNew York, NY September 28, 2011 – The Impact of Stanford v. Roche on Private Party Transactions:  Inventor Ownership and Government Rights Under Bayh-Dole…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 16th annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation conference on December 5-7, 2011 in New York, NY.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Strengthen class action strategies by factoring favorable recent judicial decisions into new defense tactics;• Master the challenges created by the increased focus on the…

September 19-20, 2011 – Tech Transfer Summit Europe*** (Tech Transfer Summit Ltd.) – Paris, France September 19-21, 2011 – Business of Biosimilars & Biobetters*** (Institute for International Research) – Boston, MA September 21-22, 2011 – Forum on European Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law*** (C5) – Brussels, Belgium September 22-23, 2011 – FDA Boot Camp*** (American Conference Institute)…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its next Paragraph IV Disputes conference on December 6-7, 2011 in San Francisco, CA.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Pinpoint patents that may be vulnerable to a Paragraph IV challenge;• Demystify an ANDA applicant's Orange Book strategy and dissecting a challenger's obligations under Paragraph IV;• Understand…

Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a two-part webinar providing "Patent Reform: Impact and Strategy for University Research and Tech Transfer" on October 14, 2011 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM (Eastern).  Charles Macedo of Amster, Rothstein and Ebenstein, LLP; Patent Docs author Dr. Kevin Noonan of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP; Randi Isaacs, In-House…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "USPTO Post-Grant Proceedings After New Patent Reform Law" on September 28, 2011 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EDT).  Scott McKeown of Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt and Kevin Laurence of Stoel Rives will provide guidance for counsel to IP owners and inventors on the new America Invents…

September 13, 2011 – Biotechnology/Chemical/ Pharmaceutical (BCP) Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Alexandria, VA (and webcast) September 14, 2011 – This Time It's Real — New U.S. Patent Reform Law Within Sight (Foley & Lardner) – 1:30 – 2:30 PM (ET) September 14, 2011 – Compulsory Licensing as an Emerging Global…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 13th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents on November 30 to December 1, 2011 in Boston, MA.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Analyze the biosimilar approval pathway development process and get insight on the likely FDA regulations covering biosimilars;• Assess the impact patent reform is expected…

Foley & Lardner will be offering a web conference entitled "This Time It's Real — New U.S. Patent Reform Law Within Sight" on September 14, 2011 from 1:30 – 2:30 PM (ET).  The web conference features USPTO Commissioner for Patents Robert L. Stoll (at right), and former USPTO Deputy Director Sharon R. Barner and Harold…