Here are 5 reasons why you must attend ACI’s Paragraph IV Master Symposium in Chicago this fall:
1. It’s Where All the Key Industry Players Will Be! Leading in-house and law firm pharmaceutical patent attorneys — for brand names and generics as well as the biopharmaceutical industry – will gather at this event — in the tradition of a true symposium — to share ideas and network. Our conference agenda has been shaped by an Advisory Board comprised of some of the best known and respected in-house patent lawyers. Do not miss this opportunity to brainstorm with your peers and meet industry legends and pioneers. 2. Catch-Up with Your Clients and Find New Business Opportunities The real “Who’s Who” of leading pharmaceutical counsel for both brand names and generics will gather and present at this event. These are the attorneys from the leading pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies as well as up and coming mid-size companies and start-ups. Our in-house speakers come from such leading brand name and generic companies as AbbVie, Akorn Pharmaceuticals, Coherus BioSciences, Depomed, Eli Lilly & Company, Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, GlaxoSmithKline, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, and Sandoz. Don’t miss your chance to assess your current clients’ needs and to find new business. 3. First Hand Information from 4 Leading Judges from the District Courts and PTAB We are pleased to announce that the following Judges will be speaking at this year conference: Hon. Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois: Hon. Stanley I. Schenkier, U.S.M.J., .S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Hon. Brian P. Murphy, (Acting) Lead Administrative Patent Judge Patent Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office; Hon. Jackie Wright Bonilla, Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office. Do not miss this opportunity to hear how the bench analyzes the theories of your case. 4. Workshops on Cutting Edge Paragraph IV Litigation Considerations and Court Room Strategies Complete your professional training by attending one or both of these customized workshops that go to the heart of new considerations in and court room practices associated with life sciences patent litigation practice:- A. PTO Practice Master Class: Anatomy of a PTO PTAB Patent Trial in the Hatch-Waxman Arena
- B. Biosimilars Boot Camp for the Paragraph IV Litigator