IIR will be holding
its 18th annual Biotech & Pharmaceutical Patenting conference from February
17-18, 2010 in Munich, Germany. 
The conference will allow attendees to:

• Prepare for
upcoming changes with updates directly from the decision-makers at key patent
offices;
• Examine the
effect of recent case law on patent term extensions and paediatric data
exclusivity;
• Increase your
success in cases relating to single enantiomers, biosimilars, and second medical
use claims with a critical review of the latest decisions of courts around the
world;
• Update on latest
developments in DNA patenting with insights from the agrochemical sector;
• Overcome the
challenges of patenting diagnostic methods now and in the future; and
• Select your
litigation forum wisely with a comparative examination of litigation across Europe, the U.S.,
and the BRIC territories.

In particular,
IIR's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Patent filing and
prosecutions:  What you need to
know!
• Top competition
law concerns;
• Patenting single
enantiomers;
• Patent term
extensions and paediatric data exclusivity;
• Second medical
use claims;
• Stem cells
revisited;
• Patenting
biosimilars:  Global perspectives
from industry — panel discussion;
• What is going on
in the pharmaceutical patents in Brazil?
• Key issues to be
aware of when patenting pharmaceutical and biotech products in the BRIC
territories;
• How to protect
your innovations in emerging markets: 
An industry perspective;
• Latest challenges
in patenting diagnostic methods;
• Inventor
Compensation:  A Comparative
Approach;
• Litigating
patents in Europe:  A comparative
viewpoint;
• Litigating
patents in the U.S. courts; and
• No performance —
No protection?  Protection of DNA
sequences under Directive 98/44/EC.

A complete brochure
for this conference, including an agenda, list of speakers, and registration
form can be downloaded here.  The registration fee for the conference
is £1,499.00 ($2,392.36).  Those
registering by January 15, 2010 will receive a £100 ($160.24) discount off the
registration fee.  Those interested
in registering for the conference can do so here,
by e-mailing professionalcustserv@informa.com, or by faxing a registration form
to +44 (0)20 7017 4746.