American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 16th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Conference on November 9, 2021 from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm (EST) and November 10, 2021 from 7:50 am until 5:15 pm (EST) as either an in-person or virtual conference.
The conference opens with a Welcome Back Town Hall Meeting directed to "Forecasting the Future of Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation: Trends, Legal Analyses and Business Prognoses Post-Covid." ACI faculty will give presentations on:
• GSK v. Teva: Awaiting the Fate of Section VIII Carve-outs
• The Current State of Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence: Redefining What Is Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Post-American Axle v. Neapco
• The Future of Obviousness: Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness and Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
• Analyzing the Effect of the Latest FDA Initiatives on Generic Drug Access and PIV Disputes
• The PTAB Live! Practice, Policy, and Procedure in the New World of Pharmaceutical Patent Validity Challenges
• To Stay or Not to Stay: Winning Strategies for Addressing Parallel Proceedings at the District Court and IPR
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Implementing Change and Expanding Innovation
• Think Tank on State and Federal Antitrust Initiatives: Commercial Considerations for Patent Settlements, Reverse Payments, and Emerging Legislation
• Written Description and Enablement: Defensive Strategies and Offensive Moves for §112 Rejections and Attacks
• SCOTUS Weighs In: The Future and Scope of the Equitable Doctrine of Assignor Estoppel
• The Ethical Practice of Paragraph IV Litigation: New Developments Impacting Professional Responsibility in the Hatch-Waxman Arena
There will also be back-to-back break-out sessions on November 9th, with the alternatives being "The Business of Hatch-Waxman Litigation: A Global Approach" or "The Practice of Hatch-Waxman Litigation: Town Hall with the Magistrate Judges," followed by "Understanding the Importance of Aligning Legal and Business Functions for Patent Litigation Planning" or "Practical Strategies and Tactics for Effective Settlement Negotiation." The first day will close with a virtual cocktail reception.
An agenda for the conference and additional information regarding the workshops 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 for the in-person conference is $2,295 (paid registration by October 1st) or $2,395 for paid registration by November 8th. The livestream virtual conference fees are $1,995 and $2,095, respectively. ACI is offering a discount rate for in-house counsel that reduces the cost of each fee by $500. Patent Docs readers are entitled to a 10% discount off of registration using discount code D10-895-895AX02. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing [email protected], or by calling 1-888-224-2480.
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