Forum Program

Panel Presentation on Comparing Similarities and Differences in Patent Prosecution and Patent Scope in EU, US, and Asia

Panel presentations and discussion on
1) patenting pharmaceutical inventions and patent examination for the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries
2) the differences of patent examination in different patent offices

• Each presenter gives 25 min presentation on each jurisdiction presentations)
• Questions at the end of whole presentation (total 15 min)

Chaired by

• Introduction (5 min)
• US (25 min)
• EP (25 min)
• China (25 min)
• KR (25 min)
• Q&A (15 min)

Panel Presentations on Biological Drug Development in EU, US, JP and CH

Panel presentations and discussion on
1) Biotechnology patents and patent strategies
2) Review of biosimilar approval policy, legislation and implementation

• Each presenter gives 25 min presentation on each jurisdiction
• Questions at the end of whole presentation (total 10 min)

Chaired by

• Introduction (5min)
• The Biosimilars in USA(25 min)
• FDA representative (25 min)
• EP (25 min)
• China (25 min)
• Q&A(15 min)

Panel Presentations on Invention & Patent Transfer in the Key Jurisdictions EU, US, JP, and CH

• Each presenter gives 20 min presentation on each jurisdiction
• Questions at the end of whole presentation (total 10 min)

Chaired by

• Introduction (5 min)
• Frontier R&D in China (25 min)
• Establishing and managing R&D innovation as a global pharmaceutical company in Asia Pacific Region (25 min)
• Innovation & tech transfer in US (25 min)
• China Medical City: an incubation for R&D and research based companies (20 min)
• Q&A (15 min)

Panel Presentations & Discussions on Comparing Similarities and Differences in Patent Enforcement in the Key Jurisdictions by Showing How Patent Litigation Works in Those Jurisdictions.

• Each presenter gives 25 min presentation on each jurisdiction
• Questions at the end of whole presentation (total 15 min)

Chaired by

• Introduction (5 min)
• Overview of Recent Developments in Patent Litigation in the U.S(25 min)
• Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation in the U.S. under the Hatch-Waxman Act (25 min)
• European Patent Litigation Related to Pharmaceutical Products (25 min)
• Patent Litigation and Procedure in China (25 min)
• Q&A (15 min)

China Program - Roundtable Discussion
Hot Issues on Patent Procurement and Enforcement in China

Moderator: Ningling Wang, Partner of Finnegan

Panelists:

• One judge from Beijing Intermediate No. 1 People’s Court (TBD)
• One judge from local Jiangsu court (TBD)
• Mr. Guiming Liu (Deputy Director of Chemical Group) (TBC)
• Ms. Amy Feng (Partner, Liu Shen) (TBC)
• Mr. David Shen (IP counsel, AstraZeneca) (TBC)
• Mr. Yang Xu (IP director, Simcere) (TBC)