A Taste of Chicago's Culinary Crossroads

Reception
On Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., Foley hosted the annual BIO Convention Reception, “A Taste of Chicago’s Culinary Crossroads”. Guests enjoyed a sampling of Chicago’s global cuisine while also enjoying some of the best views the city has to offer.

Chicago’s own Blues Brothers made a special appearance treating guests to one-of-a-kind music – only offered by the dynamic duo.

Foley’s Panel Presentations at BIO 2010

Global Biotech Patent Strategy: Perspectives of International Patent Leaders
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Room S404D

Session Chairperson: Jon W. Dudas, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Panelists:

Sharon Barner, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director , USPTO

Alison Brimelow, President, European Patent Office

David J. Weitz, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Takeda San Diego

Koichi Minami, Deputy Commissioner, Japan Patent Office

Patents for Personalized Medicine Products – Considerations and Pitfalls for the Unwary
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Room S404D

Session Chairperson: Jackie Wright Bonilla, Ph.D., Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Panelists:

The Honorable Judge Randall R. Rader, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

John M. Whealan, Associate Dean for IP Studies, George Washington University Law School

Anton Bokal, Lead IP Counsel – Genetic Systems Division, Life Technologies

LSTNOP – Late State Trials, No Partner: Preparing for Commercialization While Simultaneously Talking to Partners
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Room N427BG

Session Chairperson: David A. Charapp, Special Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP

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