2017 U.S. Patent Law Boot Camp: From Patentability to Profitability

Finnegan cordially invites you to attend an exclusive advanced seminar for biotech and pharmaceutical companies interested in intellectual property law issues.

This program will provide important updates as to legal principles of U.S. patent law and strategies for maximizing your success in obtaining, defending, and licensing patents in the life sciences industry.

Questions will be taken from participants and discussed by the speakers. Lunch will be provided.

Finnegan partners will present on the following topics:

1. Understanding Current Trends in the Law of Obviousness 
   Obviousness is a frequent patentability issue for patent applications and issued patents. This session will explore recent developments in the law of obviousness and discuss strategies to help overcome obviousness challenges.
   
   
2. IPR Practice Before the PTAB
   Biotech and pharma patents are increasingly challenged in Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at the USPTO. This session will discuss IPR filing statistics, preliminary response strategies, expert strategies, and evidentiary issues.
   
   
3. Licensing Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Technology
   This session will begin with a brief introduction to negotiating technology licenses. Based on the principles discussed and the licensing problem introduced, attendees will then be assigned to small working groups to develop a licensing strategy to effectuate the goals of their hypothetical company/organization. This will be followed by a discussion of the strategies the working groups would employ and the goals each group deemed most important.

Moderator:
Gary C. Ma

Speakers:
Li Feng
Susan H. Griffen
William L. Strauss

Agenda:
09:00   Registration
09:30   Welcome Remarks & Introduction
09:40   Understanding Current Trends in the Law of Obviousness
10:40   Break
11:00   Licensing Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Technology – Part I, Instruction
11:40   Lunch
13:15   Greeting
13:20   Licensing Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Technology – Part II, Workshop
14:40   Break
15:00   IPR Practice Before the PTAB
16:00   Q&A 

MCLE Credit: 
Finnegan confirms that this activity has been certified for 4.75 hours of California MCLE credit.

Date and Location:
Friday, October 20, 2017
Le Meridien Taipei, Leo Room, 2nd Floor       
38, Songren Rd. Xinyi Dist. Taipei 110
台北寒舍艾美酒店 軒轅廳
台北市信義區松仁路38號2樓
Tel: +886-2-6622-8000       

RSVP:
Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 18, 2017
For more information, please contact Ms. Nori Chen at 
(02)2712-7001 Ext. 113 

The event is free of charge. Space is limited to three registrants per company/organization