PharmaBiotech IP Summit

    By Jason Derry --

The 2008 PharmaBiotech IP Summit, organized by Worldwide Business Research, will occur in Philadelphia at the Ritz-Carlton, May 28-30.  The conference, "Protect Critical Patents and Drive Sustainable Growth Through IP-Driven Business Strategies," consists of two main conference days and a master class.  The Patent Protection and Enforcement Masterclass occurs on May 28, and covers topics such as the upcoming regulations, lifecycle extension relative to assessing best time to file applications, the new IDS rules, changes to Markush practice, avoiding inequitable conduct in prosecution, and the Examiners' guidelines on obviousness.

According to the conference website, the Summit will enable its attendees to:

• Effectively navigate recent and potential regulatory changes to ensure long term protection and enforcement of your patents.
• Enhance strategic management of your portfolio to get the best out of it.
• Implement innovative ways to extend the useful life cycle of your most commercially valuable assets.
• Meld IP and business strategies to become a true partner of the business and drive future growth.

CLE credit is available.  For more information, including the agenda and registration information, visit the PharmaBiotech Summit IP website.

Jason Derry, Ph.D., who graduated with honors from DePaul University College of Law, is a molecular biologist and founding author of Patent Docs.