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Pharma Leaders IP Conference 2015

Updated Information

We are pleased to announce that two additional speakers will be taking part in the J A Kemp Pharma Leaders IP Conference 2015 on 23 September at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London.

Dr Dieter Tzschoppe of the European Patent Office and Dr Lawrence Cullen of the UK Intellectual Property Office will be contributing to sessions on medical use claims in Europe and supplementary protection certificates respectively.

The other guest speakers will be Dr Joan Ellis of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a former Examiner and Administrative Patent Judge at the USPTO, and Dr Gwynedd Warren of GlaxoSmithKline, ‎an Assistant General Counsel (Patents) who has over 15 years of experience in the prosecution and litigation of patents pertaining to vaccine technology.    J A Kemp’s own IP experts will lead sessions exploring a wide variety of topics, from where and when to file to trade marks and regulatory matters.


Event Information

On 23 September 2015 J A Kemp will host the ‘Pharma Leaders IP Conference 2015’ at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London.

  • Pharma patent applications – where and when to file
  • Medical use claims in Europe
  • Personalised medicine and companion diagnostics
  • Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)
  • Trade marks and related regulatory matters
  • Organising litigation around the world

Timings

10.30am – 5.30pm (lunch provided)

Location

Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-63 Great Queen St., London, WC2B 5DA

Speakers

The speakers at this event will include Dr Joan Ellis of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a former Examiner and Administrative Patent Judge at the USPTO, and Dr Gwynedd Warren of GlaxoSmithKline, ‎an Assistant General Counsel (Patents) who has over 15 years of experience in the prosecution and litigation of patents pertaining to vaccine technology.  Dr Ellis will be providing her insights on patent eligibility in the US, especially in relation to diagnostics and biomarkers.  Dr Warren will be discussing patent litigation and the potential impacts of the European Union’s Unitary Patent Court (UPC).

J A Kemp’s own IP experts will lead sessions exploring a wide variety of topics, including where and when to file, European medical use claims, diagnostics from a European perspective, SPCs, trade marks and regulatory matters.  The J A Kemp attorneys will provide practical advice for building a robust IP portfolio.

Other Details

To book a place for you or a colleague, please email Will Smith at wsmith@jakemp.com

This is an all-day event and is free to attend. Lunch and refreshments will be provided and there will be plenty of time for networking. To view the full agenda please visit the Pharma Leaders IP Conference 2015 website.

To download the event flyer, please click here.