Category: Conferences & CLE’s

Pharma IQ will be holding its 5th Annual Pharmaceutical & Biotech Patent Litigation Strategies conference on May 24-26, 2010 in London, England.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Protect a patent portfolio through implementation of the best practice policy and efficient management strategies;• Discover the intricate relationship between the EPO and the London Patents…

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention on May 3-6, 2010 in Chicago, IL.  Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, state and international affiliates, and related organizations, as well as providing business development services for…

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Spring Conference & Meeting on April 19-21, 2010 in New Orleans, LA.  The semi-annual IPCC conference will once again be open to the public. The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: Tuesday, April 20: • Patent pools:  Navigating a…

March 22-23, 2010 – 4th Annual Patent Law Institute (Practising Law Institute) – San Francisco, CA March 24-25, 2010 – FDA Boot Camp*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY March 30, 2010 – "The Bilski Decision: Expert Strategies to Manage Its Impact on University IP" (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EST)…

March 17-18, 2010 – 18th Forum on Biotech Patenting (C5) – Munich, Germany March 18-19, 2010 – 4th Summit on Biosimilars and Follow-on Biologics*** (Center for Business Intelligence) – Washington, DC March 22-23, 2010 – 4th Annual Patent Law Institute (Practising Law Institute) – San Francisco, CA March 24-25, 2010 – FDA Boot Camp*** (American…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its Hatch-Waxman Boot Camp conference on May 24-25, 2010 in San Diego, CA.  ACI faculty will help attendees: • Understand the interplay of the PTO and FDA in the patenting of drugs and biologics;• Learn about the essentials of the FDA approval process and its link to biopharmaceutical…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Obviousness Standard for Patents Post-KSR: Strategies to Withstand USPTO Obviousness Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity" on April 14, 2010 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EST).  Ronald Cahill of Nutter McClennen & Fish, Karen Canaan of CanaanLaw; and Kevin Meek of Baker Botts, will review how the obviousness…

March 9, 2010 – "Patent Infringement Claims, Opinions of Counsel and Attorney-Client Privilege: Best Practices for Opinion Letters after Seagate and Qualcomm" (Technology Transfer Tactics & Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EST) March 17-18, 2010 – 18th Forum on Biotech Patenting (C5) – Munich, Germany March 18-19, 2010 – 4th Summit on Biosimilars and…

The Franklin Pierce Law Center and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will be holding the 12th Comprehensive PCT Seminar on April 23-24, 2010 in Concord, NH.  The two-day seminar will provide participants with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the PCT, and will address the following topics: • Introduction to the PCT system;• Basics of…

World Research Group (WRG) will be holding its Second Annual Corporate IP Counsel Summit on April 27-28, 2010 in New York, NY.  The conference will focus on the latest developments in monetizing and maximizing IP, patent portfolio optimization. Among the presentations to be offered by WRG faculty are: • Keynote Session — Dennis Crouch, Patently-O;•…