American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Claim Drafting conference on February 23-24 in Palo Alto, California.  The course will be repeated on March 9-10, 2009 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and on March 30-31, 2009 in New York.  The conference will provide hands-on training with respect to:

• Eliciting complete, thorough, and accurate information from the inventors;
• Establishing the breadth and scope of the patent claims;
• Setting the boundaries of responsibility clearly during the patent claim drafting process;
• Penetrating the complexities of balancing attorney-client privilege against the need to disclose information;
• Analyzing court decisions to determine the new responsibilities in patent claim drafting;
• Navigating the maze of legal decisions that impact patent claim drafting;
• Factoring restrictions into your patent claim drafting strategy;
• Ensuring that patent claims will withstand the rigors of potential litigation;
• Deciding when to adjust the scope of the patent claim;
• Defining the standard of inequitable conduct; and
• Avoiding inequitable conduct.

In particular, ACI's faculty — including Patent Docs author Donald Zuhn — will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Clarifying, managing, and protecting the data before you begin drafting the claims;
• Navigating the constant state of flux of case law affecting pharmaceutical and biotech patent claim drafting;
• Establishing the breadth, scope, and strength of the claims:  From patentable subject matter to obviousness;
• Using claim drafting to manage, monitor, and maximize product life;
• Identifying the challenges and consequent strategies in emerging technologies;
• Avoiding inequitable conduct charges; and
• Special topics of claim drafting:  Incorporating enablement, written description, and inherency.

The agenda for the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Claim Drafting conference can be found here.  A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, list of speakers, and registration form can be downloaded here.

The registration fee for this conference is $1,695.  Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by calling 1-888-224-2480, or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.

Patent Docs is a media partner of the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Claim Drafting conference.