C5 (UK) will be holding its Pharma/Biotech Patent Litigation conference on February 17-18, 2009 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At this conference, C5 faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Review of 2008 European case law developments;
• Assessing the likely ramifications of the German olanzapine decision;
• Inventive step post Angiotech: Has UK patent law returned to the European fold?
• Where is obviousness in the U.S. post KSR?
• Reviewing recent U.S. judicial decisions;
• Assessing the future of patent litigation and settlement agreements following the EC sector inquiry;
• Ensuring that strategic litigation decisions are aligned with international business goals;
• Analysis of the availability and strategic use of injunctions in Europe;
• Managing the growing challenges associated with disclosure and the gathering of evidence across Europe;
• Conducting complex multi-jurisdictional patent litigation: Choosing your litigation strategy, managing your litigation team and ensuring optimal information flow;
• Exploiting expertise: Best practices for effective selection and use of expert witnesses;
• Analyzing the growing trend of generic industry attacks on SPCs; and
• Use of border detention measures in patent infringement disputes as an alternative to litigation.
An additional post-conference master class, entitled "Coordinating and Managing Complex Multijurisdictional Litigation Across Europe," will be offered on February 19, 2009. This master class is designed to help attendees tackle the vast number of multijurisdictional legal, business, technological, and documentary issues that are characteristic of complex pharma-bio patent cases and help attendees hone the specialized set of case management skills and techniques winning such cases requires.
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 £1499 ($2,188.86), for the conference plus master class £2098 ($3,063.53), and for the master class alone £599 ($874.67). For those registering before December 23, 2008, the registration fee for the conference is £1399 ($2,042.84) for the conference plus master class £1998 ($2,917.51), and for the master class alone £599 ($874.67). Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by calling +44 (0) 20 7878 6888, by faxing a registration form to +44 (0) 20 7878 6896, or by e-mailing [email protected].
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