Breakout Sessions
Track 1: The Business of PIV Disputes (available to in-person delegates only)Cross-Border Business Considerations in a Hatch-Waxman Scenario: Masterfully Managing Global Litigation
Track 2: The Practice of PIV Disputes (available to in-person and livestream delegates)Advanced Pleadings Drafting: Choosing Claims and Defenses Wisely
Track 1 - Speakers
Track 2 - Speakers

Henry H. Gu
VP, Head of Intellectual Property
Morphic Therapeutics

Deepro R. Mukerjee
Partner
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Kevin Zive
Vice President, General Counsel
Apotex Inc.

Honorable Christopher J. Burke
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court, District of Delaware

Chad Landmon
Partner
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP

Carolyn Blessing
Partner
Locke Lord LLP
Track 1: The Business of PIV Disputes — Cross-Border Business Considerations in a Hatch-Waxman Scenario: Masterfully Managing Global Litigation
- Assessing common international business scenarios encountered by both brand name and generic manufacturers which may lead to patent and/or exclusivity loss
- Identifying potential safe-harbor violation liabilities related to foreign manufacturers and finishers
- Building a winning global litigation team
- Selecting the right foreign counsel
- Coordinating multi-jurisdictional proceedings
- Assessing the impact and dangers of applicable international treaties on the PIV landscape
Track 2: The Practice of PIV Disputes — Advanced Pleadings Drafting: Choosing Claims and Defenses Wisely
- Complaint
- Ensuring that all counts of the complaint are plead with specificity
- Avoiding Rule 11 sanctions
- Devising strategies for situations with multiple
- ANDA filers
- Assessing damages prayer and request for jury trial
- Considerations relative to willfulness
- Answer and Counterclaims
- Choosing your defenses with prudence
- Understanding the advantages of not pleading every defense
- Knowing which patents to ask to delist; assessing allegations of improper Orange book listing