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Register by September
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PRE-CONFERENCE
TUTORIAL*: October 30, 2006
*Separate Registration
Required
How to
Protect Pharmaceutical Inventions in China
- Reality and Prospect
The success or failure of a pharmaceutical
company in China is increasingly linked to its IP strategy. Yet there is much
misunderstanding about the current state of IP protection for pharmaceutical
inventions in China. This workshop will cover various aspects of protecting
pharmaceutical inventions in China and enforcing drug patents there. The
speakers will share their on-the-ground experience in China.
8:00 AM Coffee and Pre-Conference
Registration
8:30 Facilitator’s Welcome and Opening
Remarks
8:45 How
to Obtain Pharmaceutical Patents in China
- Patentable pharmaceutical
inventions
- Patent prosecution strategy
- Patent ownership
9:15 How to Defend
Pharmaceutical Patents in China
- Patent invalidation procedure
at Patent Reexamination Board
- Anatomy of a real-life drug
patent invalidation case
- Defensive & proactive use
of patent invalidation proceedings
9:45 Networking Coffee Break
10:15 How to enforce pharmaceutical patents in China
- Litigation forum shopping in
China
- Pre-suit investigation and
evidence collection
- Remedies
11:15 Close of Pre-Conference Tutorial
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Tutorial
Leaders:
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Tony Chen, J.D., Of Counsel, Jones Day (Shanghai)
Mr. Chen has 13 years of experience working with high-tech and biotech companies in the United States and in China. His practice focuses on patent prosecution and litigation, technology transfer, and formation of technology start-ups. In China, he has represented multinational companies to enforce their intellectual property rights in civil actions and through criminal sanctions. He also has represented Chinese companies to build and acquire intellectual property on a worldwide basis. In addition, Mr. Chen is a member of an advisory board to the Shanghai government and consults the government on life science industry and intellectual property matters.
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J. Benjamin Bai, J.D., Ph.D., Of Counsel, Jones Day
Dr. Bai has an extensive patent opinion practice and has rendered legal opinions regarding patentability, patent infringement, and patent validity in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, nanotechnology, materials science, and biotechnology. He has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications involving polymers, chemical processes, well completion fluids, oil services technology, pharmaceutical compositions, biomaterials, animal feeds, lubricants, semiconductor devices, consumer products, drill bits, and other items. In addition to his U.S. patent practice, he is devoting a substantial amount of time to China-related IP issues. He assists multinational companies in obtaining patents and trademarks in China and provides strategic advice to them on how to enforce their intellectual property in China
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For more information, please contact:
Micah Lieberman, Conference Director, Cambridge Healthtech Institute
E-mail: mlieberman@pharmaseries.com
For exhibit and sponsorship information, please contact:
Laura Ames, Sales Manager, at 781-972-5483
lames@healthtech.com
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