American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding an International Summit on Biosimilars and Originator Biologics on December 1-2, 2022 at the Hilton Munich Park, Munich Germany, and as a livestreaming event.  Co-chairs Sharada F. Devarsetty from Sandoz and Christine Berndt from STADA Arzneimittel AG will host, wherein ACI faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:

• The Unitary Patent and Patent Court and strategies for biosimilars and originator biologics
• The impact of anticipated EU regulatory change on Life Sciences companies
• A comparison of global biosimilar regulation before the EMA and FDA
• European Supplementary Protection Certificates and the evolving SPC framework
• Medical uses of known biological products and drug repurposing
• Plausibility, sufficiency, and inventive step for formulation and combination patents
• Proportionality in injunctions and damage calculations
• Alternative dispute resolution
• The balance between competition and innovation regarding patent thickets, litigation, and economic considerations for settlement
• Biosimilar economics, improved market access and sustainability
• Global strategies in the U.S., the EU, and Asia
• Business considerations for developing forward-thinking portfolio strategies
• Artificial intelligence in drug development and accelerating biopharmaceutical discovery and development

Other talks include a special interview with Judge Margot Kokke from the Court of the Hague, Netherlands, and government insight from Steffen Thirstrup from the European Medicines Agency.

The conference includes two pre-conference workshops on November 30th.  The first, "Patenting mRNA, CRISPR, and Emerging Biotechnological Inventions" will be presented from 9:00 am until noon; and a "Working Group on Innovator Biologics and Biosimilars in the U.S.: The BPCIA, aBLAs, the Patent Dance, and the Purple Book” from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm.

An agenda for the conference can be found here.  A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.

The registration fee is €1,399 for in-house counsel and €2,099 otherwise if registered and paid by 28 October; thereafter the costs are €1,599 and €2,299 respectively.  The in-person workshops are €450 apiece.  There is also a livestream option, costing €1,099 for in-house counsel and €1,799 for others if registered and paid by 28 October; thereafter the costs are €1,299 and €1,999 respectively.   Patent Docs readers are entitled to a 10% discount off registration using discount code D10-999-PATENTDOCS.  Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing CustomerService@AmericanConference.com, or by calling 1-888-224-2480.

Patent Docs is a media partner of ACI's International Summit on Biosimilars and Originator Biologics.

October 17, 2022 – "AI-Generated Inventions: Implications for the Patent System" (OxFirst Limited) – 16:00 to 17:00 (GMT)

October 18, 2022 – "Can the PTAB Be Fixed? Three Perspectives on Institution Practices" (IPWatchdog and Innovation Alliance) – 12:00 pm (ET)

October 18, 2022 – "The European Patent System Is A-Changin': The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court" (Fitch Even and Greaves Brewster) – 12:00 pm (ET)

October 19, 2022 – "What's Trending at the PTAB: The Top Firms, Companies, Experts, and More" (Juristat) – 1:00 pm (ET)

October 20, 2022 – "Flexible & Effective Leadership Strategies Post-2020" (Intellectual Property Owners Association Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, and Women in IP Committees) – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (ET)

October 21, 2022 – "International IP Practice" (Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, World Intellectual Property Organization, and Kuhnen & Wacker) – 7:15 am to 3:15 pm (CDT)

November 15-16, 2022 – Summit on Life Sciences IP Due Diligence (American Conference Institute) – Boston, MA

OxFirst Limited will be offering a webinar entitled "AI-Generated Inventions: Implications for the Patent System" on October 17, 2022 from 16:00 to 17:00 (GMT).  Professor Adam B. Jaffe of Brandeis University will discuss issues raised for patent processes and policy created by inventions generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and consider changes to patent practice that might be desirable in dealing with AI-generated inventions.

While there is no cost to participate in the program, those interested in attending the webinar should register here.

IPWatchdog and Innovation Alliance will be offering a webinar entitled "Can the PTAB Be Fixed? Three Perspectives on Institution Practices" on October 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm (ET).  Gene Quinn of IPWatchdog, Inc. will moderate a panel consisting of Hon. Kathleen O'Malley of Irell & Mendella LPP, Marian Underweiser, and Jayson Sohi of Netlist.  The panel will provide three different perspectives on the PTAB.

There is no registration fee for this webinar.  However, those interested in registering for the webinar, should do so here.

Fitch Even and Greaves Brewster will be offering a webinar entitled "The European Patent System Is A-Changin': The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court" on October 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm (ET).  Paul Henkelmann of Fitch Even will moderate a panel consisting of Jade Powell, Jakob Bumke, Paul Casbon, and Lee Chapman of Greaves Brewster.  The panel will discuss the new Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court, which are expected to come into effect in early 2023, including how to navigate its risks and opportunities.  The panel will address the following topics:

• Introduction and review of the current European patent system
• Implementation, timing, and geographical coverage of the new system
• Overview of the Unitary Patent
• The Unified Patent Court
• Strategies for navigating the new system

While there is no cost to participate in the program, advance registration is required.  Those interested in attending the webinar can register here.

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, and Women in IP Committees will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Flexible & Effective Leadership Strategies Post-2020" on October 20, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (ET).  Carlyn Burton of Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP, Gaby Longsworth of Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, Gillian Thackray of Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Richard Watkins of Medtronic will discuss real stories about challenges in leadership and advancement and consider hypotheticals on how they would respond to specific challenging fact patterns, including a discussion about how changes in leadership styles can make a positive impact on those who continue to be negatively impacted in a post-2020 world, including mental burdens, lack of barrier between work and home, the downsides of "flexibility," other inequities, and leading across generations.

There is no registration fee for the webinar.  However, those interested in attending the webinar should register here.

The Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and Kuhnen & Wacker will be holding a virtual seminar on "International IP Practice" from 7:15 am to 3:15 pm (CDT) on October 21, 2022.  The program will bring together speakers to provide instruction on the issues of contemporary significance covering patents, trademarks, and design rights, and will provide sessions on:

• Unified Patent Court (UPC)
• Strategies for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Filing
• Key Developments in International Patent & Trade Secret Law & Policy
• Featured Speaker — Andrei Iancu of Irell & Manella LLP; former Director, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Key Developments in International Trademark & Design Law

Additional information about the program, including an agenda and list of speakers, can be found here.  Those interested in registering for the conference online can do so here.  The registration fee is $125 (there is no registration fee for UIC students, faculty, adjunct professors, staff, IP Center advisory board members, and government attendees).

Patent Docs is an Institutional Partner of the UIC School of Law IP Center.

Sagacious IP will be offering a webinar entitled "How Unitary Patents Shall Change IP Filing and Management" on October 12, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm (CET).  Bart van Wezenbeek and Devika Saini of Sagacious IP will explain the differences that the UPC/UP will bring and will also provide insights to several questions on the topic, including:

• What is UPC/UP and why is the change being introduced?
• How will patent filers/third parties be affected by opting for UP?
• How will the existing EP patent owners be affected by the change?
• How those outside Europe will be affected by the change?
• What is a Unitary Patent and how to apply for it?
• What are the advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives of the UP?
• How does having a UP affect transfer and licensing of the patent?
• What are the fees and how will the filing challenges be managed?
• How to obtain information about the status of a UP?
• How will the IP services be affected?

There is no registration fee for this webinar.  However, those interested in registering for the webinar, should do so here.

Woodsford, Mathys & Squire, and Bristows will be offering a live webinar entitled "The UPC: A game changer for European patent assertion" on October 12, 2022 at 11:00 am (ET).  Myles Jelf of Bristows, Andreas Wiettzke of Mathys & Squire, and Robin Davis of Woodsford will look at the practicalities of pan-European patent protection, what attendees need to know now about the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the benefits of engaging (and indeed the risks of failing to engage) with the UPC, and what attendees and/or their clients need to be doing now, ahead of the UPC's imminent inception.

Those wishing to register for the webinar can do so here.

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization will be offering a webinar entitled "Proposal to Extend the WTO TRIPS IP Waiver to Therapeutics and Diagnostics Related to COVID-19" at 12:00 pm (ET) on October 12, 2022.  Justin Pine, Senior Director, International Affairs, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) will moderate a panel consisting of Tatjana Sachse of Sidley Austin and Brian Pomper of Akin Gump.  The panel will explore from a DC and Geneva-based angle the current state of this proposed extension of the IP Waiver to therapeutics and diagnostics and the potential implications to the global innovative biotech community at large.

Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.