Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 2009 (Groupcast Location)

Overview

Co-Sponsored by Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Attendees in Pennsylvania will be viewing the live broadcast at the the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Professional Development Conference Center, Heinz 57 Center, 339 Sixth Avenue, 7th Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2517. You will have the opportunity to submit questions and will receive the printed Course Handbook.

Why You Should Attend

This year’s program is totally new! Pharmaceutical and biotech patent law is an important and rapidly changing practice area and the program is designed to give you the information you need to maintain your practice edge.

Technological innovation, Federal Circuit appellate oversight, Congressional action and Supreme Court decisions have all driven significant changes in the law. Several different perspectives on many of the most pressing issues will be offered from experienced in-house and outside counsel.

Do not miss this opportunity to fully understand the impact of appellate decisions and the pending patent legislation on your pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent practice.

What You Will Learn

• The patentability of pharmaceutical products post-KSR v. Teleflex from the Federal Circuit and District Court perspectives
• Inequitable conduct in biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent cases; recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit developments
• Section 112 developments regarding enablement and written description requirements: the impact of  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Written Description Guidelines
• Cutting-edge issues impacting your pharma and biotech patent prosecution practice
• Patent misuse and other issues in pharma and biotech licensing
• At the intersection of antitrust and pharma and biotech patent cases: unique issues that can arise and strategies to avoid antitrust liability

Who Should Attend

The program will cover many aspects of pharmaceutical and biotech patent law, including many of the most recent developments relevant to anyone who practices in this area. Attorneys, whether in-house counsel or practicing at law firms, who are responsible for pharmaceutical and biotech patent prosecution, patent litigation and patent transactions and strategies, will benefit from attending this program.

Special Bonus to all Registrants

All attendees receive a complimentary copy of PLI's comprehensive Course Handbook. This softcover, bound volume was written to augment this program and to stand alone as a permanent reference. PLI's Course Handbooks represent the definitive thinking of the nation's finest legal minds, and are often the standard reference in the field.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount.  For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

Schedule

Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9:00  Program Overview

David K. Barr, Daniel L. Reisner

9:15  Patentability of Pharmaceutical Products in View of KSR

How has KSR impacted the patentability of pharmaceutical products at the Federal Circuit? How have the federal district courts reacted to KSR? Learn about the effect of KSR on pharma inventions, including:

• The development of the “lead compound” analysis for determining obviousness of drug compounds
• Patentability issues affecting chemical compounds, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutical salts
• Review the significant post-KSR Federal Circuit pharma cases, including: Takeda v. AlphaPharm (Actos®), Ortho-McNeill v. Mylan (Topomax®), Eisai v. Dr. Reddy’s (AcipHex®), and Sanofi v. Apotex (Plavix®).

• Find out whether the “plague” rages on or is becoming more contained
• Recent developments at the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court, along with Patent Reform Legislation, will be discussed

• How have the USPTO’s Written Description Guidelines developed and what has been their impact on pharma and biotech patents in litigation? 
• Are there special rules that apply to patents directed to nucleic acid sequences? 
• Explore the relationship between written description and the utility requirement for biotech patents

• What has been the impact of KSR on the examination of pharmaceutical and biotech patent applications in the USPTO? 
• How have the revised Written Description Guidelines affected prosecution in the pharmaceutical and biotech arts? 
• How has the USPTO been dealing with nucleotide and amino acid sequence claims in terms of written description and utility? 
• What rule changes are being considered that may impact pharma and biotech practice before the USPTO?

• What is patent misuse: when does it matter and why?
• Can patent misuse be cured and what does that mean when analyzing the potential for patent misuse?
• When and how does monetizing research tool patents risk patent misuse? 
• Arbitration and Most Favored Nation clauses in patent licenses
• Effect of corporate transactions on existing patent licenses

• What kinds of unique antitrust issues arise in litigation over pharma and biotech patents? 
• What strategies should be used to avoid antitrust liability in bringing and maintaining Hatch-Waxman litigation? 
• What constraints affect settlement? 
• What issues do authorized generics raise? 
• How have recent decisions by the courts and actions by the FTC altered the landscape?

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Travel Information

Pittsburgh Groupcast Location

PBI Professional Development Conference Center, 339 Sixth Avenue, Suite 760, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.Phone: 412-802-2300.FAX: 412-802-2304.