What a Chemist Needs to Know About Patents 2016

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09:00

Registration and refreshments

09:30

What is a patent?, Dr Darren Smyth What is a patent, how do you get one, who owns it, how long does it take, how long does it last, what rights does it give you and what does it all mean?

10:00

Inventorship and ownership of patents, Dr Eifion Phillips Who should be included as an inventor of a patent? Issues relating to ownership of patents and the importance of inventorship and experimental records.

10:30

Patentability before the patent office, Dr Darren Smyth What is a patentable chemical invention? What are the requirements for patentability?

11:00

Refreshment Break

11:30

Patentability when you are in court, Dr Robert Lundie-Smith Litigation case studies of patent validity.

12:00

Patentability from a US perspective, Dr Eifion Phillips What is patentable in the U.S., and some of the standards for patentability. Examples will be presented. The effect of the America Invents Act will be discussed.

12:30

Patent filing strategies; a pharmaceutical industry perspective, Dr Peter Dolan Relative strengths of patents; strategies to cover your product’s unique selling point; how to decide which countries to seek protection; building a patent portfolio for optimum effect.

13:00

Lunch

1400

Patent specifications and chemical claims, Dr Darren Smyth How to read and interpret a patent specification. Patents as a source of information. Varieties of patent claims used in a chemical context. Timing of patent filings for optimising protection and value.

14:40

Infringement and enforcement, Dr Robert Lundie-Smith How to proceed when your patent is infringed - or you are accused of infringing. What constitutes patent infringement? Strategies to avoid infringement. Unitary Patent.

15:20

Refreshment Break

15:50

What a chemist needs to know about US patent litigation, Dr Eifion Phillips What happens when a patent is litigated in the US and how you can prepare now for when your patents are litigated. Discussion of the duty to disclose relevant information to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when obtaining a U.S. patent.

16:30

Patent litigation; playing for the in-house team on offence and defence, Dr Peter Dolan Monitoring for infringement/ infringers; how your (written) past may come back to haunt you; procedures such as Saisie Contrefaçon; dealing with experts; testing for infringement; managing multi-country litigation

17:10

Panel Session

17:30

Drinks Reception