Category: Conferences & CLE’s

August 30, 2011 – The Overhaul of U.S. Patent Law (National Small Business Association and Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, and Baltimore sections of the IEEE) – 1:00 to 4:30 pm (ET) August 31, 2011 – Expert Analysis of Federal Circuit's Ruling in Myriad Appeal (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Eastern) September 6-7,…

August 31, 2011 – Expert Analysis of Federal Circuit's Ruling in Myriad Appeal (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Eastern) September 6-7, 2011 – Pharmaceutical Law Academy (IBC Legal Conferences) – London, UK September 8, 2011 – Patents and the Written Description Requirement: Lessons Learned Since Ariad v. Lilly (Strafford) – 1:00 –…

Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar providing "Expert Analysis of Federal Circuit's Ruling in Myriad Appeal" on August 31, 2011 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Eastern).  Patent Docs author Dr. Kevin Noonan of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will discuss the Federal Circuit's "fractured" decision in the AMP v. USPTO ("Myriad") case,…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced the agenda for the next biotechnology/chemical/ pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting to be held on September 13, 2011.  The proposed agenda is as follows: Morning Session • Greetings, TC Update, and Overview (10:00 – 10:15 am EDT):  Jackie Stone, George Elliott, and Remy Yucel, Directors, Technology Center…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding a one-day CLE program entitled "Compulsory Licensing as an Emerging Global IP Issue" on September 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA.  The one-day program follows the IPO Annual Meeting, which takes place on September 11-13.  The conference will address compulsory licensing from both geographical and industry…

August 15-19, 2011 – Intellectual Property Law Summer School 2011 (IBC Legal) – Cambridge, UK August 16-18, 2011 – The Bilski Impact: Procuring & Enforcing Software, Business Methods & Bioinformatics Patents (Patent Resources Group) – Alexandria, VA and Southfield, MI September 6-7, 2011 – Pharmaceutical Law Academy (IBC Legal Conferences) – London, UK September 8,…

Tech Transfer Summit Ltd. will be holding the European and North American stops of its Tech Transfer Summit on September 19-20, 2011 in Paris, France and on October 3-4, 2011 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.  The Summit focuses on dialogue, partnering, licensing and technology transfer between public sector research technology…

International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) will be holding its 7th Annual Developing IP Strategies for Crystalline Forms conference from October 24-26, 2011 in London, UK.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Receive clarification of the application submission criteria directly from the examiners;• Make informed decisions before designing and drafting robust crystalline form patents;•…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its FDA Boot Camp Devices Edition conference on October 25-26, 2011 in Chicago, IL.  ACI faculty will help attendees: • Master the basics of the application and approval processes, including 510(k) clearance and PMAs;• Navigate the complexities of device regulations;• Comprehend the structure of the FDA and the…

C5 will be holding its 2nd Annual Forum on European Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law on September 21-22, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.  The conference will provide attendees with practical and strategic guidance on the most current regulatory developments impacting on the pharma sector, including presentations on the following topics: • Interpreting the pharmacovigilance rules and the impact…