&
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
(Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)
With the Support of
SUGHRUE MION PLLC, OF THE USA
Presents
THREE – DAYS INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
ON
Resolving Dominant Patent Issues in USA & Japan Related to:
“Drafting of Patent Applications, Patent Prosecution and Litigation”
COVERING:
Pharma/Biotech/Chemicals / Ayurveda/ Herbal/ Traditional Art & Natural Product
ON
4-6th October 07 at Hotel Le Royal Meridian, Mumbai
&
8-10th Oct’07 at Human Resource Development Centre- CSIR, Ghaziabad ( NCR)
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
The concept of global economy is fast expanding and the foundation and
focus of business have shifted from National Scenario to International
Scenario, wherein the Geographical boundaries are disappearing for
making business a ‘Global Market Place’. As a result the paradigm of
world business is changing and one central force that is supporting
this change and would regulate more closely in time to come is
International Intellectual Property Laws & Practices, particularly
the Patent Regime. Therefore understanding of International Patent Laws
and Practices for regulating and protecting one’s business, world over,
becomes critical for the business growth.
National Patent Laws & Practices differ substantially between
the Nations, in terms of Grant, Scope, Protection and Enforcement
mechanisms and more importantly the standards for protection and
enforcement as applied by the National judiciary often vary widely,
among countries. Therefore the companies particularly the Industries
dealing in Pharma, Biotech, Chemicals, Ayurveda, Herbal, Traditional
Art and Natural Product must have reasonable and fair assessment to
International Patent Scenario for which they need to understand broadly
International Laws & Practices. At the same time, the exploitation
of Intellectual Property has become an Industry in itself particularly
the Patent Portfolios, as the cost of development and protection of
Patent in Pharma, Biotech and Chemicals is enormous, particularly
obtaining the grant of Patents and their Protection thereafter as a
necessity, either as pro-active or as defensive strategy. Therefore
there is critical need to understand important issues such as identity
of invention and priority, types of claims, formulation of set of
claims, drafting and prosecution for patent dealing to successfully
evaluate and enforce patent right and scope of protection as the
suffering from the loss of patent could cause serious blow. That is why
the number of major “Patent Wars” are growing between competitors and
contemporaries, besides growing threat from international exploiters.
At the same time, National
Intellectual Property Laws & Practices differ substantially between
the Nations, in terms of Grant, Scope, Registration, Renewal,
Protection and Enforcement mechanisms and more importantly the
standards for protection and enforcement as applied by the judiciary
often vary widely among countries. Therefore the companies must have
reasonable and fair assessment to international protection of their
Intellectual Property, for which they need to understand broadly
International Laws & Practices. Industrial houses considering or
obtaining grant of Patents & Trade Mark registrations and their
protection thereafter, as a necessity, either as pro-active or as
defensive strategy, need to understand many more issues such as
identity of invention and priority, types of claims, formulation of set
of claims, drafting and prosecution for patent dealing to successfully
evaluate and enforce patent right and scope of protection. The issues
related to Trade Mark could be the risk that trademark registration may
be subjected to, cancellation for non use, how valuable it could be
against counterfeiters, how registration could strengthen the value of
license, how national first registrants exclusive trademark right could
prevent foreign registration, the willingness of court to protect a
trademark and the economics of gaining and protecting the right abroad,
among other allied issues. The Seminar is organized to deliberate all
these issues and provide the Indian Industry first hand information on
various aspects of Patent and Trade Mark Laws & Practices in U.S.A.
The Seminar is a platform to understand, deliberate and clarify all
doubts on the subject, which otherwise may not be possible in short
spell. Therefore the Seminar is must for those who are involved in
developing, protecting and promoting the Patents and Trade Mark in any
manner.
HOW THE WORKSHOP IS UNIQUE
This
Workshop features the presentation of all important patent issues
broadly related to Drafting of Patent Applications, Patent Prosecution
and Litigation covering Pharma/Biotech/Chemicals / Ayurveda/ Herbal/
Traditional Art and Natural Product. The composition of the team is a
unique gathering of Patent Attorneys and Litigators who have extensive
years of experience in their professional fields, who are heading their
respective departments from one large International IP Firm, SUGHRUE
MION, PLLC of USA from its Washington and Tokyo office who will put
across to the delegates the real insight of Patent Laws and Practices
as prevalent in United States and Japan. The Workshop will provide an
opportunity to receive first-hand information from experts from the
single organization, in a well coordinated and scientifically
structured module on the basic issues and the latest developments
affecting Patents in the field of Pharma/Biotech/Chemicals / Ayurveda/
Herbal/ Traditional Art & Natural Product in U.S.A. & Japan,
including recent Judgment on various issues.
This is a one time opportunity when Four Patent Experts from
one firm of United State would be interacting with limited delegates
and would answer to any question that the delegates may have. The
speakers have thorough knowledge on the subject and have been
practicing in the field for many decades. The composition of the team
is so selected that the R& D scientist, Patent Attorney and Legal
Corporate team will get to know the real insight and nitty-gritty
followed at USPTO and Japan Patent Office. The Knowledge gained from
the workshop will go a long way in formulating the right patent
strategy and building Patent Portfolio. The speaking materials will be
sent to the delegates registered for the conference in advance for
better understanding and for wider deliberation during the seminar.
Delegates will have ample opportunities to discuss personal patent
problems on a confidential basis with all or any of the speakers
particularly at Ghaziabad where the residential programme is organised
and the arrangement for all the delegates and the speakers are made in
the same complex, which has best of the ambience and infrastructure.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
About the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC)
Human
Resource Development Centre has been established by Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research to promote professional human
resource management in CSIR. CSIR is country’s premier publicly founded
and the largest industrial R&D organisation in the world. The
research activities of the organisation carried out in its 38
laboratories located in metros and farthest corners of the country,
cover diverse activities ranging from oceanography to aviation,
biochemistry to chemicals, mining to energy etc. Its capabilities and
competencies are embodied in its 5000 highly qualified scientists and
an equally able supporting staff. CSIR is pioneer in mobilizing and
influencing national thinking on patent related issues and concerns. On
organizational level, it is seeking to maximize benefits from its
intellectual capital. The focus of HRDC is to provide and hone the
intellectual skills of CSIR personnel in organizational, managerial and
technical domains and cultivate a culture of innovation as
pre-requisite to excel. The HRDC endeavors not only to compete with the
best but also set in new trends for CSIR and for the nation as a whole.
The Institute also provides a platform and medium to exploit
intellectual assets to maximize economic gains and
hone intellectual skills in the field of IPR in India. In this
direction the Institute has established a Valuation Center which
undertakes valuation
of all kinds of intellectual properties and an IPR Audit Cell, in order
to make IPR as low investment growth mantra and manage IPR-Risk.
The Institute also provides assistance in transfer of technology,
licensing, remittance, accounting of damages for infringements,
verification of royalties
and license fee to foreign countries and many more cognate and allied
subjects. The Institute has a centrally air-conditioned and well laid
out
premises. It has well furnished and equipped library holding more than
3000 books on intellectual property itself and all facilities are
directed
towards the goal of learning and imparting the benefits of intellectual
property research and practices to Indian Industries. If you wish to
know more about the Institute you may log on to www.iiprp.com
About the Institute (IIPRD)
The Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Development is
established to provide education and industrial training in the field
of Intellectual Property Rights in an international scenario and
related services to Indian business houses. In order to protect and
commercialise intellectual property, the knowledge and update of
International Scenario of Intellectual Property is critical, as
Intellectual Property being intangible in nature is more fragile and
needs international protection and commercialization. In this direction
the Institute has been regularly holding International Seminars as one
of its focused activities to educate and sensitize Indian industry with
International happenings in Intellectual Property. The Institute
organizes these seminars on its own and in collaboration with various
Government and International agencies and has held scores of such
programmes at different places and platforms. The Institute also
conducts tailored made educational programme for better-known
corporations at their premises.
The Institute is an establishment, which also provides a platform
and medium to the business houses to create, promote, protect and
commercialise the Intellectual Properties to maximize the economic
gains. In this direction the Institute helps in formulating right IP
Strategy, has established a Valuation Centre which undertakes valuation
of Intellectual Property and an IPR Audit Cell which undertakes the IP
Due-Diligence during acquisition & merger or on self appraisal in
order to commercialise Intellectual Property and to manage IPR-Risk.
The Institute also provides end-to-end support in transfer of
Technology, Licensing, Remittance, Accounting of damages for
infringements, Verification of Royalties and License fee to foreign
countries and other cognate and allied subjects. The Institute has well
established infrastructure and all these facilities are directed
towards the goal of learning and understanding the importance of
intellectual property in global scenario, in order to create value
addition and commercialise intellectual property, as low investment
growth mantra, at all corporate.
ABOUT SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, USA
Sughrue Mion, is one of the
world's leading intellectual property law firms, managing traditional
and non-traditional intellectual property rights, for about Five
decades , with a wide range of clients around the world. Sughrue’s 99
lawyers protect ideas - all ideas - and for nearly half a century have
been helping their clients to develop, obtain, protect and leverage
their intellectual property rights in technology areas ranging from a
submicroscopic sequence of DNA to a vast constellation of satellites
circling the globe.
Sughrue’s pharmaceutical, biotechnology,
Chemical attorneys are trained in technical disciplines that include
molecular and cellular biology, biophysics, pharmaceuticals, chemistry,
immunology, virology, genetics and agricultural biotechnology. Their
experts are particularly well versed in drafting claims to ensure the
broadest possible coverage and have a long established expertise in
handling patent interference proceedings that may be critical to
determining basic patent rights in new areas of the biotechnological
and pharmaceutical industries. Their litigators who specialize in
chemistry have tried cases relating to pharmaceuticals, biotechnology,
industrial chemical processes, specialty chemicals, and nanotechnology.
Sughrue Mion handles a wide range of IP litigation matters for
clients around the world, and when it comes to serving their clients,
they go beyond traditional boundaries, advocating innovative theories
and redefining the frontiers of law as they apply to creativity and
invention. In nut shell Sughrue’s provide complete Intellectual
Property development, protection, management and exploitation strategy,
effectively, as single point Corporate destination in US and abroad. If
you wish to know more about Sughrue Mion please log on to
www.sughrue.com.
SCHEDULE
Dates: 4'th & 6'th Oct'2007
Venue: Hotel Le Royal Meridian , Mumbai ( Andheri East)
Type: Non Residential
Workshop at National Capital Region (Ghaziabad):
Dates: 8'th & 10'th Oct'2007
Venue: Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR), Sector-19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Central Government Enclave Ghaziabad
Type: Residential/ Non Residential
Fees:
For Indian Delegates: Rs. 12000/- per Delegate
For Foreign Delegates: US$ 300/- for Foreign delegates
Residential: At Ghaziabad only( NCR) Additional Rs. 5000/- for
Indian Delegate and US $ (200/-for Foreign Delegates ) for single well
furnished A/C accommodation for three days stay (lodging &
Boarding, Stay from 07th to 10th Oct’07 before 1800hrs; Including Pick
up and Drop from Delhi Airport/ Railway Station). Delegates will be
dropped back at Airport/ Railway Station by 1730hrs on 10th Oct ‘and
can plan their departure accordingly.
Accommodation for the Speakers and the Delegates is arranged at Human
Resource Development Centre, Sector-19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Central
Government Enclave, Ghaziabad-201002, for location whereabouts log on
to www.csirhrdc.res.in
Contact Person : Varun Khurana 0-9810954352
(0120-2342010/11 Fax: 2340557)
For any assistance write to: Vinod Khurana, Executive Director
iiprd@sify.com or khuranavinod@yahoo.com
(Mob No: +91-9810281321)
OR
Naresh Kumar, Officer on Special Duty or
S N Sharma, Consultant
Human Resource Development Centre
osd@csirhrdc.res.in(Tel:0120-2788937 Fax:2788939)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Research & Development Scientist, IP Managers, IP Professionals
& Consultant , IP Agents & Attorneys in the field of Practice,
Professionals in Legal Domain related to Pharma/Biotech/Chemicals /
Ayrveda/ Herbal/ Traditional Art & Natural Product industry.
ABOUT THE FACULTY
Mr. John T. Callahan:
John Callahan received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in the year
1985 from Catholic University of America and his J.D. from University
of Baltimore School of Law in 1990. His practice includes all aspects
of intellectual property law, with a particular focus on district court
litigation and interference proceedings at US. In addition to his
litigation and interference practice, Mr. Callahan counsels a variety
of international and domestic clients regarding U.S. intellectual
property law including providing clearance, enforceability, and
validity opinions. He also counsels clients with licensing
matters, due-diligence, formulating strategy on building Patent
Portfolio and assists clients in the procurement of both U.S. and
foreign patents. Mr. Callahan’s experience includes the drafting
and worldwide prosecution of numerous applications as well as the
specialized practice in the U.S. of reissue and reexamination
proceedings. Mr. Callahan has lectured widely on U.S. Intellectual
Property Laws and Practices on how to create, promote, protect and
commercialize Intellectual Property Globally, in the U.S., Europe,
Korea, Japan and India.
Todd B. Buck, Ph.D.
Dr. Buck is a member of the
biotech practice group. His practice includes all phases of patent
law, including prosecution, opinion work, litigation and transactional
work. Dr. Buck has extensive patent prosecution experience,
including managing worldwide biotech and chemical patent portfolios;
preparing and prosecuting utility patent applications before the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office; prosecuting international PCT
applications; and procuring foreign patent rights throughout the world.
Dr. Buck's counseling practice also includes providing
freedom-to-operate, patentability, validity, invalidity, infringement
and non-infringement analyses and opinions, including opinions used in
preparing Paragraph IV certifications for Abbreviated New Drug
Applications submitted to the FDA and he helps the clients to develop
complete domestic and international biotech and chemical patent
portfolios .
Dr. Buck obtained his doctorate from the department of
Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Georgia, College of
Pharmacy. During his graduate career, Dr. Buck was awarded a fellowship
from the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute,
Bethesda, MD where he completed his doctoral research.
Mr. Chid Iyer:
Mr. Iyer
received a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Bombay in 1984, an
MS in Chemical Engineering from University of Akron and an MS in
Computer Science from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. He
received his JD from Georgetown University in 1997. Mr. Iyer is a
partner of International Law Firm of Sughrue Mion and is involved in
all aspects of patent practice including litigation, prosecution and
client counseling in a variety of technologies including chemical,
pharmaceutical, and software. Mr. Iyer has conducted and presented in
various workshops and seminars on patent practice at various locations
in U.S, Korea, Japan, and India. He is currently chairing the AIPLA
subcommittee on IP practice in India. Prior to joining Sughrue, Mr.
Iyer worked as an Engineer in chemical and software industry for a
decade.
Ken Sakurabayashi:
Ken Sakurabayashi graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from the
University of Colorado and received his JD from Chicago-Kent College of
Law. After graduation, he researched DNA-dependent Protein Kinase with
Dr. William S. Dynan at the University of Colorado and Medical College
of Georgia. Ken Sakurabayashi was also a member of the Intellectual
Property Department at Sumitomo Chemical Company in Osaka, Japan, where
he assisted in the prosecution of patent applications throughout the
world. At Sumitomo, he closely worked with inventors to draft and
design claims for Japanese applications, as well as foreign
application. He joined Sughue in 2005, and currently prosecutes U.S.
patent applications relating to the biological sciences,
pharmaceuticals, and chemical polymers.
PROGRAMME
DAY-1
0915-0930: Registration
0930-1050: Patent Application Drafting - Introduction; Analysis of Invention Disclosure, and Specification and Claim Drafting
1050-1110: Tea
1110-1230: Patent Application Drafting (Cont.) - Specification and Claim Drafting in view of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in KSR v. Teleflex
1230-1345: Patent Application Drafting (Cont.) - Specification and Claim Drafting - Pitfalls to Avoid Including the Creation of Specification Based Estoppel and Other Issues
1345-1445: Lunch
1445-1600: Application Drafting Workshop - Review of Problem and Drafting of Claims
1600-1620: Tea
1620-1800: Application Drafting Workshop (Cont.) - Review of Claims and Analysis of Application
DAY-2
0915-1000: Enforcement of U.S. Patents - Introduction, U.S. Discovery Procedures and Claim Interpretation
1000-1050: Enforcement (Cont.) including Proving Infringement and Defenses to Patent Infringement (Proving Invalidity, Reexamination and Allegations of Inequitable Conduct)
1050-1110: Tea
1110-1230: Enforcement (Cont.) including Use of Experts (Technical and Financial) and Opinions of Counsel (When and Why to Obtain them)
1230-1345: Enforcement (cont.) Including Damages (Types Available) and their Calculation, and Injunctions
1345-1445: Lunch
1445-1600: Mock Depositions of In-house IP Manager and Inventor
1600-1620: Tea
1620-1800: Mock Depositions (Cont.) and Analysis of Mock Deposition
1800-1915: Patent Portfolio Management Strategy.
1930-2200: Dinner
DAY-3
0930-1050: Procedural Highlights of Japanese Patent Practice
1050-1110: Tea
1110-1230: Application drafting and prosecution for a successful procurement of a Japanese Patent with emphasis on differences with US practice
1230-1345: Issues related to enforcement of a Japanese Patent and avoiding risks in Japan
1345-1445: Lunch
1445-1600: How to structure an International Application for a successful prosecution in India and vice versa.
1600-1620: Tea
1620-1800: Unique issues related to Applications related to natural products, herbal medicine, etc, with respect to prosecution in India, US and Japan
Note: The Programme at Ghaziabad on the last day will start at 0800hrs and lunch would be hosted at 1500 hrs after the closing session and the delegates would be dropped at Airport/ Railway station by 1730hrs
REGISTRATION FORM
Please register the following participant:
Name: ____________________________________________
Designation:________________________________________
Organisation:_______________________________________
Address___________________________________________
E-mail:____________________________________________
Tel. _____________________Fax.______________________
Registration Type Residential------
Non-Residential------
Registration Fees:
Rs. 12000/- per Delegate
For Foreign Delegates:
US$ 300/- for Foreign Delegates
(Different delegate can be detailed by the corporate on both the days on single registration)
Enclosed is Cheque/draft in favor of “Institute
of Intellectual Property Research & Development”.
Payable at New Delhi
Draft/Cheque No.__________________Dated____________
Drawn on ________________________
(Signature)
- Foreign delegates to make payment by Banker's Cheque/Bank Transfer only.
- Use photocopy for more participants, if required
Please mail the complete form along with your payment to:
Vinod Khurana
Executive Director
Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Development ,
IFAIA Centre, S-20-22,
Greater Noida Shopping Plaza,
UPSIDC, Site-IV, Plot No: S-7/2, Kasna Road,
Greater Noida-201308, UP, India
Emails: iiprd@sify.com or khuranavinod@yahoo.com
For any query please contact:
Varun Khurana
Phone: +91-120-2342010/ 11, 2340556
Mb: 0-9810954352