BIO IPCC Fall Conference

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its 2012 Fall Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference on November 12-14, 2012 in Charleston, SC.  The semi-annual IPCC conference will once again be open to the public.

The conference will offer presentations on the following topics:

Monday, November 12:

• Picking the Best Tools From Your Tool Box: Responding Strategically to Freedom To Operate Obstacles Under the AIA (Pre-Conference Workshop)

Tuesday, November 13:

• The Unitary European Patent
• Cases To Watch
• Pitfalls and Perplexities of Biotech Patenting
• The Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (luncheon speaker)
• How Do You Infringe a Pharmaceutical Method Claim?
• Navigating Through a Storm: Challenging Patent Term Adjustment Regulations

Wednesday, November 14:

• The Honorable Judge Sally Gardner Lane, Administrative Patent Judge, Trial Division, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (keynote breakfast)
• The Trade Secret Minefield
• Will Prometheus & Myriad Change the World? What Do They Really Mean For the Biotechnology Industry?

In addition, there will be a welcome reception at High Cotton from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on November 12, and a dinner reception at Magnolia's from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on November 13.

A program agenda for this conference, including a list of speakers and descriptions of the presentations and events can be obtained here.

Registration information can be found here.  Additional information regarding the conference can be found at the conference website.