| 8:15 |
Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration |
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| 9:00 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks |
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| 9:15 |
PANEL: Effectively Maintaining Patent Protection And Enforcement In Light Of Upcoming Regulations
Heidi Berven, Senior Director of Intellectual Property, Concert Pharmaceuticals
Len S Smith, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, Novo Nordisk
Esther Kepplinger, Director, Patent Operations, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
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| 10:00 |
Ensuring Optimal Lifecycle Extension By Assessing The Best Time To File
Thomas Bordner, Director Intellectual Property, Sanofi Pasteur |
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| 10:45 |
Morning Refreshment And Networking Break |
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| 11:15 |
Cushioning the Dramatic Impact Of Changes To IDS Submission Rules
Marina Larson, Larson & Associates LLC |
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| 12:00 |
Overcoming The Challenges Posed By Proposed Changes To Markush (Alternatives) Practice
Heidi Berven, Senior Director of Intellectual Property, Concert Pharmaceuticals |
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| 12:45 |
Networking Luncheon For All Conference Attendees |
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| 1:45 |
Prosecution Strategies Aimed At Avoiding A Charge Of Inequitable Conduct
John Todaro, Assistant Counsel, Merck Patent Department, Merck |
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| 2:30 |
An Indepth Analysis Of Patent Examiner Guidelines On Obviousness
Len S Smith, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, Novo Nordisk |
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| 3:15 |
Afternoon Refreshment And Networking Break |
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| 3:45 |
Interactive Roundtable Sessions
Sample table themes include (but are not limited to):
- Claim Drafting & Prosecution
- Paragraph IV disputes
- Regulatory Updates
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| 5:00 |
Welcome Cocktail Reception |
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