Event: CincyBio 2009.  The Bioscience Event for Innovators and IP Professionals

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:30AM – 4:30PM

Event Description and Agenda:

  • Lessons from the Trenches:  Biomedical Device Case Study
  • Lessons from the Trenches:  Pharmaceutical Product Case Study
  • Lessons from the Trenches:  Voices of Experience
  • Biomedical Device Panel Breakout – Panel Discussion of patent and licensing issues, including deal killers and market potential, in the context of the case study and the panelists’ experiences, as specifically related to biomedical devices.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Panel Breakout – Panel Discussion of patent and licensing issues, including deal killers and market potential, in the context of the case study and the panelists’ experiences, as specifically related to pharmaceutical products.
  • Policy Issues in Patenting the Breast Cancer Gene
  • Lunch and Keynote by John F. Lewis, Jr. on the State of the Life Science Industry in Ohio
  • Panel Discussion on:  Open Innovation – Partnering with Other Companies to Drive Innovation
  • Panel Discussion on:  Innovations in University and Industry Collaborations
  • Biotech Patenting in Europe

CLE Credit: 5.5 credit hours of General CLE for OH (pending approval).

Co-Sponsoring Organizations: Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association (CincyIP), the Cincinnati Chapter of the Licensing Executive Society and the University of Cincinnati.

Speakers/Moderators: Anne H. Chasser (Associate Vice President for Intellectual Property and former Commissioner for Trademarks at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Carol J. Frankenstein (President of BioStart), Sam Han, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Law at The University of Dayton), John F. Lewis, Jr. (Vice President and COO of BioOhio), Leonard W. Lewis (Associate General Counsel Intellectual Property at Procter & Gamble), Cyra Nargolwalla (European Patent Attorney and partner at Cabinet Plasseraud), Mary Beth Privitera, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati), and Chris Thoen, Ph.D. (Managing Director, Global Open Innovation Office at Procter & Gamble)

Location: Kingsgate Marriott Conference Hotel at the University of Cincinnati
151 Goodman Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; Phone: 513.487.380

Register Deadline: Noon –Tuesday, October 27, 2009.

Detailed Agenda: CincyBio_2009_Schedule.pdf

Cost: $35 for students and non-lawyers; $60 for law professors; $80 for CincyIP members; $100 for lawyer non-members.

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