Conferences/ Seminars

Friends,

A quick post... till such time as I get back to blogging.

I have updated the blog to put in a special permanent section on Conferences/ Seminars for the pharmaceuticals + IPR space. You will see a separate tab/ header on Conferences/ Workshops on the right side of the blog site, just below my personal information section.

As a special measure to start this new section, I am very happy to tell you that American Conference Institute [ACI] has been very gracious and has agreed to give a special discount to all readers here for their upcoming conference on Biotech Patents
[Venue: Boston; dates: 15/ 16 Sep. 2008].

So, all you loyal readers interested in biotech patenting, please get in touch Alison Morgan [Marketing Manager, ACI] at [A.Morgan(at)americanconference.com]

Details:
About ACI:
A unique organization, American Conference Institute is devoted to providing the business intelligence that senior decision-makers need to respond to challenges both here in the US, and around the world.

Staffed by industry specialists, lawyers and other professionals. American Conference Institute operates as a think tank, monitoring trends and developments in all major industry sectors, the law, and public policy, with a view to providing information on the leading edge.

About the Conference:
The ACI Biotech Patent Conference is the ONE place biotech patent practitioners come to learn and discuss the most recent and vital changes facing the industry today. You cannot afford to miss this essential briefing on the state of biotech patenting as it reels from not only new scientific advances, but also legislative and practical changes in the rules of patent practice. It seems at every turn, patent practice is being assailed, whether through internal rule changes from the USPTO, profound federal court cases, public opinion demanding access to biosimilars, or overhauling legislation designed to pull the rug out from under traditional patent practice. The Biotech Patent community almost uniformly decries these changes as a potential for disaster.

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This is a crucial time for biotech patents, and it is essential that you be ready to deal with the inevitable adjustments to the practice. As such, American Conference Institute has specifically designed its 10th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents to provide you with a sophisticated and comprehensive understanding of the issues you face today. In addition, our esteemed faculty will guide you to the most effective practices you need to ensure protection of your biotech discovery.

In particular, ACI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Key biotech cases to watch and how they may impact your practice;
• The industry speaks: Maximizing your relationship with the PTO;
• Navigating the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in light of the KSR decision;
• Life on the patent tightrope: Updates on the proposed rules and patent reform;
• They are coming: Preparing your practice for the inevitable insurgence of follow-on biologics and predicting the future of the biotech industry;
• The international perspective: Changing patent practices in the EU and India;
• Practicing biotechnology arts: Claim drafting strategies;
• Ex Parte Kubin: A case study;
• Strategies and applications to implement during all stages of the biotech patent prosecution process to prevent allegations of inequitable conduct; and
• Different but the same: The unique nature of prosecuting antibody therapeutics applications under the standard patent prosecution process.

As an added benefit, we offer our interactive and in-depth Master Class on Drafting and Successful Patent Applications for Biotechnology Related Inventions. Our expert faculty has designed the program to maximize the effectiveness of your biotech patent application.

Their skills and knowledge of the unique challenges facing a biotech patent application are invaluable and will certainly shed light on techniques and procedures you should include when developing a patent application.

For specific information on the above conference, please visit ACI’s site, here.

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I will try and post other conference details as and when I get the same… and if possible, I will try and get special discounts for you- my loyal readers.