ACI is Proud to Launch a Brand New and Unique IP Diligence Conference Designed and Tailored for YOU!

    Hear from top leaders as they discuss best practices and tips for completing a thorough, cost-effective due diligence analysis in today’s evolving life sciences climate.  We are honored to have three co-chairs for the event—Adda Gogoris, Tom Irving, and Jennifer Zarutskie Sieczkiewicz—who together bring more than 75 years of diligence experience.  Our co-chairs…

Hear from Top FDA Regulatory Experts at ACI’s 5th Annual FDA Boot Camp- Devices Edition

American Conference Institute is proud to announce that we are bringing our 5th Annual FDA Boot Camp- Devices Edition, back to Chicago on July 26-28, 2017. We specifically tailor this conference to provide regulatory professionals with in-depth coverage of current FDA law and regulations. New for this year, we have a fresh Ripped from the…

ACI’s FDA Boot Camp to Feature a “Who’s Who” of the FDA Regulatory Bar

The American Conference Institute (ACI) is proud to announce that its industry leading FDA Boot Camp conference is returning to Boston on September 13-15, 2017.  Over the past 12 years, thousands of legal professionals – from associates to partners to GCs – have relied on ACI’s FDA Boot Camp to provide them with both a…

Highlights of Keynote Address at ACI’s Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption

Trevor N. McFadden, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, is pictured delivering the Keynote Address at ACI’s 7th Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption in São Paulo I Brazil on Wednesday, May 24th, 2017. Newsweek provided additional coverage of the Keynote address in an article by Josh Saul published on May…

Law360 Highlights ACI PTO Proceedings PTAB Judges Roundtable

Law360 reporter Ryan Davis covers ACI’s PTO Proceedings conference PTAB Judges Roundtable in a new article published on May 11th, titled “Want to Succeed at PTAB? Judges Say How.” “Three PTAB judges participated in a roundtable Wednesday at the American Conference Institute’s post-grant proceedings conference about their experiences on the board and their suggestions for attorneys handling America…

ACI’s PTO Proceedings Covered by Law360

Law360 reporter Ryan Davis covers ACI’s PTO Proceedings conference in a new article published on May 10th, titled “PTAB’s Reach Isn’t as Broad as Many Think, Chief Says.” “The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is busy handling a growing number of America Invents Act trials, but the popular proceedings result in fewer decisions invalidating patents and implicate…

Hear from Top US and International Biologics Experts at ACI’s 8th Annual Summit on Biosimilars

  American Conference Institute is proud to announce its 8th Annual Summit on Biosimilars, which will be held June 12-14, 2017 in New York City.  This conference provides a unique opportunity for in-house practitioners and outside counsel practicing in the biologics space to hear from top industry leaders as they discuss best practices and strategies…

ACI announces 1st Women Leaders in Financial Services Empowerment Award

American Conference Institute is pleased to announce the nominations for the Women Leaders in Financial Services Empowerment Award.  This award recognizes and celebrates the successes and achievements of women leaders in the financial services community. The winner will be announced at ACI’s 3rd Annual Women Leaders in Financial Services Law and Compliance conference on May…

Just Announced: Co-Chair Zara Reader Takes on New Role with Bill.com

American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce our Co-Chair, Zara Reader, has taken on a new position as Senior Director, Legal and Compliance at Bill.com. Reader will bring her unique and valuable insights as someone who has recently been through a career change that was inspired, in part, by her participation in last year’s…

Check Out Some Photos from Day One of ACI’s Paragraph IV Disputes

Check out these photos from today’s Paragraph IV Disputes Conference. www.AmericanConference.com/PIVDisputes #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Welcome to ACI’s 2017 Pagraph IV Disputes…

Clarifying the Scope of IPR Estoppel

If you are involved in post-grant proceedings, it is imperative to understand the broad scope of estoppel when evaluating your strategy for parallel proceedings. The Western District of Wisconsin held this week that “any ground that the petitioner . . . reasonably could have raised during that inter partes review [includes] non-petitioned grounds that the…

Just Confirmed: Bank of China to Keynote at ACI’s Women in Financial Services Law Conference

NEW YORK – March 6, 2017 – PRLog – American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce that Sabeena Ahmed, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Bank of China International (USA) Holdings Inc. will be the keynote speaker at our 3rd Annual Women Leaders in Financial Services Law and Compliance this year. The…