Patent Law Hot Topics - 2011 Under the Microscope

Topics will include:

• The leading 2011 U.K. and U.S. cases and their likely impact
• Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: What EU businesses need to know
• Top five patent tips for EU businesses operating in the United States
• Update on the EU Patent and Unified Patent Court
• U.K. Patents County Court — the first 12 months
• Predictions for 2012

Speakers

• Adrian Toutoungi, Partner, Intellectual Property & Technology Group, Eversheds LLP
• Rouget F. (Ric) Henschel, Partner, Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice, and Co-Chair, Life Sciences Industry Team, Foley & Lardner LLP

The seminar is co-hosted by Eversheds LLP and Foley & Lardner LLP and will take place at Eversheds’ London office on Wednesday, 7 March 2012 between 14:00 and 17:00. Registration will commence at 13:30. We encourage questions and discussion during the seminar and we hope that these will continue over drinks and canapés following the close of the seminar at 17:00.

There is no cost to attend this event however places are limited. To register, please contact Delia Dai at ddai@foley.com.

Programme

13:30 – Registration
14:00 to 14:10 — Introduction
14:10 to 15:00 — Review of key decisions in the English courts in 2011
15:00 to 15:10 — Break
15:10 to 16:00 — Review of key decisions in U.S. courts in 2011; headlines on implementation of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; top five patent tips for EU businesses operating in the United States
16:00 to 16:15 — Tea
16:15 to 16:45 — Latest news on EU Patent and Unified Patent Court; U.K. Patents County Court — the first 12 months
16:45 to 17:00 — Questions
17:00 — Drinks and canapés

CPD accredited: This course qualifies for 2.5 CPD points.