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At this hands-on course you’ll add enhanced value to your practice by penetrating the complexities of pharmaceutical and biotech patent claim drafting. Our faculty of experts will share the practical strategies, solutions, and tactics for successfully tackling the issues. Learn how to master the new challenges of patent claim drafting in this exclusive course.
Patent claim drafting is a constantly evolving art that serves as the required checkpoint on the road to a valuable patent registration. But the road is full of obstacles, challenges, and demands. New court decisions, the balance between attorney-client privilege and the need to disclose information, and the intricacies of prior art searching combine with other issues to create critical considerations for pharmaceutical and biotech patent attorneys.
To successfully surpass these considerations, you must have a thorough understanding of the diverse approaches that the experts use in counseling their clients.
ACI’s Intensive Course in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Claim Drafting will bring you an exceptional faculty with deep expertise in this complex area of patent law. This course is the ONE place where you will find patent attorneys with the passion, reputation, and resource of knowledge required to give you crucial insights on:
- Establishing the breadth and scope of the patent claims
- Setting the boundaries of responsibility clearly during the patent claim drafting process
- Analyzing court decisions to determine the new responsibilities in patent claim drafting
- Ensuring the patent claims will withstand the rigors of potential litigation
- Deciding when to adjust the scope of the patent claim
- Defining the standard of inequitable conduct
About
At this hands-on course you’ll add enhanced value to your practice by penetrating the complexities of pharmaceutical and biotech patent claim drafting. Our faculty of experts will share the practical strategies, solutions, and tactics for successfully tackling the issues. Learn how to master the new challenges of patent claim drafting in this exclusive course.
Patent claim drafting is a constantly evolving art that serves as the required checkpoint on the road to a valuable patent registration. But the road is full of obstacles, challenges, and demands. New court decisions, the balance between attorney-client privilege and the need to disclose information, and the intricacies of prior art searching combine with other issues to create critical considerations for pharmaceutical and biotech patent attorneys.
To successfully surpass these considerations, you must have a thorough understanding of the diverse approaches that the experts use in counseling their clients.
ACI’s Intensive Course in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Claim Drafting will bring you an exceptional faculty with deep expertise in this complex area of patent law. This course is the ONE place where you will find patent attorneys with the passion, reputation, and resource of knowledge required to give you crucial insights on:
- Establishing the breadth and scope of the patent claims
- Setting the boundaries of responsibility clearly during the patent claim drafting process
- Analyzing court decisions to determine the new responsibilities in patent claim drafting
- Ensuring the patent claims will withstand the rigors of potential litigation
- Deciding when to adjust the scope of the patent claim
- Defining the standard of inequitable conduct
Contents & Contributors
Clarifying, Managing, & Protecting the Data Before you Begin Drafting the Claims
Allen R. Baum, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Michelle L. Lewis, ZymoGenetics, Inc.
Mercedes K. Meyer, Ph.D., Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Obviousness – Type: Double Patenting
Joseph Rossi, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP
Case Law Affecting Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Claim Drafting: Written Description Requirement
Donald L. Zuhn, Jr., Ph.D., McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
A Clean Wrapper
Allen R. Baum, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Obviousness at uspto in the post-ksr world
Len Smith, Novo Nordisk Inc.
Maximizing Product Life: Techniques to help your Claim Drafting
Michelle L. Lewis, ZymoGenetics, Inc.
Discussion points – Ip portifolio management to maximize life cycle
Len Smith, Novo Nordisk Inc.
Method of treatment claims: scope and support
Michelle L. Lewis, ZymoGenetics, Inc.
Aantibody claim drafting and prosecution issues
Mercedes K. Meyer, Ph.D., Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
From transgenic animals & plants to cloning to stem cells – claiming Issues
Mercedes K. Meyer, Ph.D., Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
New genes v. genome project genes
Mercedes K. Meyer, Ph.D., Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Emerging bio / pharma-related technologies: challenges and
strategies
Len Smith, Novo Nordisk Inc.
Avoiding Inequitable Conduct Charges
Joseph Rossi, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP
Mercedes K. Meyer, Ph.D., Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Inherent Anticipation: claim drafting tools and techniques
Michelle L. Lewis, ZymoGenetics, Inc.
Claim drafting in view of the enablements standard
Joseph Rossi, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP
Special Topics of Claim Drafting: Written Description
Donald L. Zuhn, Jr., Ph.D., McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLPadditional materials
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