American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding an Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents on January 13-14, 2015 in New York, NY. ACI faculty will offer sessions on:
• Protecting patents in light of increasingly strict § 101 patentability standards post-Myriad and USPTO patent eligibility guidelines
• Demystifying the doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting and analyzing its interplay with patent term extension (PTE) post-Gilead
• Using inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) offensively and defensively in the life sciences space
• Drafting strong claims and protecting patents in light of written description and indefiniteness challenges post-Abbvie and Nautilus
In particular, ACI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Policy and Patents: How the Federal Circuit and PTO Can Best Work Together to Protect Life Sciences Innovation Going Forward
• Crisis in the Industry: Protecting Life Sciences Patents in Light of Increasingly Strict § 101 Patentability Standards
• Practical Strategies for Dealing with the Shifting Landscape of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
• It's All about How Many Days, Months, Years are Left. . . Patent Term Adjustment and Patent Term Extension: Understanding the Practical Impact of this Year’s Game Changing Cases -- to be presented in part by Patent Docs author Kevin Noonan
• Lessons Learned From the First IPRs and PGRs: Best Practices for Offensive and Defensive Use of AIA Procedures in the Life Sciences Space
• Focus on Antibodies: Understanding Tightened § 112 Standards for Written Description
• Bracing for the Fallout from Inducement and Divided Infringement on Method of Treatment Claims for Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Diagnostic Patents
• In-House Round Table: Strategically Executing a Cohesive International Life Sciences Patent Strategy for Established and Emerging Markets
• ETHICS and Life Sciences IP: Inequitable Conduct, New PTO Ethical Rules, and Special Concerns for Contested Matters Before the PTO
In addition, a pre-conference master class entitled "They're Here: Incorporating Biosimilars into Current Life Sciences Patent Strategies" will be offered from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on January 13, 2015, and a post-conference interactive working group entitled "Working with SPEs: Best Practices Guide for Life Sciences Patent Practitioners" from 3:30 to 5:30 pm on January 14.
An agenda for the conference can be found here, and additional information regarding the master class and working group can be found here. A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.
The registration fee is $2,295 (conference and master class or working group) or $2,895 (conference and both master class and working group). Those registering by December 12, 2014 will receive a $200 discount. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing [email protected], by calling 1-888-224-2480, or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.
Patent Docs is a media partner of ACI's Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents.
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