American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 13th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes master symposium on April 29-30, 2019 in New York City.
The conference will offer presentations on the following topics:
• The state of Paragraph IV litigation and its impact on the pharmaceutical industry
• Uniform claim construction: panacea or peril?
• Helsinn and its effects on ANDA litigation
• Costs and consequences of determining venue after TC Heartland
• District court judges' roundtable
• Perspectives on FDA patent initiatives from brand and generic perspectives
• Antitrust developments concerning branded and generic drugs
• PTAB APJs discuss practice, policy, and procedure regarding drug patent validity
• Secondary considerations regarding blocking patents post-Acorda
• Evolving induced infringement analysis
• Ethical practice of Paragraph IV litigation
The conference will offer "A View from the Federal Circuit" from Hon. Kathleen M. O'Malley, Federal Circuit judge, interviewed by Hon. Mary Pat Thynge, Chief Magistrate Judge from the District of Delaware. A representative from the FTC will discuss antitrust developments in disputes between brand and generic drug makers.
Concurrent advanced tracks will be offered on "The Business of Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation: A Global Approach"; "The Practice of Pharmaceutical Litigation," in two parts; and from the ACI Hatch-Waxman Advisory Board, a presentation on the "Three C's: Cost, Competency, and Communication." There will be a Town Hall presentation from a panel of magistrate judges, and presentations on "New Developments in Market Access and Exclusivities."
In addition, two post-conference workshops will be offered on May 1, 2019. The first, entitled "Working Group on Biosimilars for the Hatch-Waxman Litigator" will be offered from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, and the second, entitled "Parallel Proceedings Master Class" will be offered from 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
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 alone) or $3,495 (conference and both workshops). Patent Docs readers are entitled to a 10% discount off of registration using discount code P10-999-PTD19. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing [email protected], or by calling 1-888-224-2480.
Patent Docs is a media partner of ACI's Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium.
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