C5 (UK) will be holding its 6th Annual Freedom to Operate Forum on April 20-21, 2009 in London, England. The conference will provide practical knowledge and strategic advice on:
• The latest EPO, U.S., and European national case law on claim interpretation and validity;
• The impact of recent SPC claims on your FTO assessments;
• Best practices for commissioning patent searches;
• Using licensing to clear your developmental path;
• How the latest regulatory developments across Europe and the U.S. affect your FTO;
• Evaluating your licensing options to circumvent FTO roadblocks; and
• Identifying when privilege and confidentiality in FTO opinions can be preserved or waived.
In particular, C5 faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Avoiding common traps when outsourcing patent and prior art searches;
• Successful claim interpretation, analysis and evaluation of infringement risk;
• Recent case law on validity and unenforceability in Europe and the U.S.;
• The impact of regulatory data protection and other EU regulatory developments on your FTO;
• Recent developments in Hatch-Waxman and U.S. non-patent exclusivity;
• Recent developments in SPC law and how they impact your FTO analysis;
• Strategies for identifying and overcoming blocking patents;
• Using licensing as a tool to circumvent FTO roadblocks;
• Privilege in FTO opinions: When is it preserved and when is it waived?; and
• When FTO assessments go wrong: Key considerations relating to remedies and damages.
An additional post-conference workshop will be offered on April 21, 2009. The workshop, entitled "UK and European Perspectives on Drafting Effective and Legally Sound FTO Opinions" will provide information for drafting a sound opinion on invalidity and non-infringement from both U.S. and European perspectives, including insights into effective prior art analysis.
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 £1723.85 ($2,474.52), for the conference plus workshop £2297.70 ($3,298.26), and for the workshop alone £803.85 ($1,153.89). For those registering on or before March 9, 2009, the registration fee for the conference is £1608.85 ($2,309.44), for the conference plus one workshop £2182.70 ($3,133.18), and for the workshop alone £803.85 ($1,153.89). 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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