Audio conference highlights

Essential information for legal counsel and product development teams!

The Supreme Court’s decision in KSR v. Teleflex profoundly changed the landscape for biopharma companies and medical device manufacturers when it comes to building patent portfolios and managing them. More recently, the Federal Circuit’s Bilski decision in October 2008 added yet another dimension of complexity.

In this audio conference, we examine how this new environment changes the work of managers and professionals in product development teams, as well as patent professionals seeking to protect innovations. The presentation looks at how to identify and strengthen patents that might be vulnerable to obviousness attacks, and discusses ways to write and prosecute them to mitigate that risk.

This audio conference covers:

• How the KSR decision impacts the patent portfolio management processes
• How to improve efficiency in obtaining US patents
• Strategies for reducing the risk of obviousness attacks
• Spotting and strengthening patents that are vulnerable to attack
• How to consider and deal with combination drugs in the new environment
• Why to push mechanism of action discoveries further for diagnostics, treatment, and devices -- and strategies for doing so

About the speaker:

Bruce D. Sunstein is a co-founder of the Boston law firm Bromberg & Sunstein LLP, and writes and lectures frequently on intellectual property matters. In 2002 he was named one of the five best intellectual property lawyers in Boston by Boston Magazine. In 2006 he was named one of the top 100 lawyers in Massachusetts by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine and Boston Magazine. He has also been named a "Super Lawyer" in the field of intellectual property, 2004 to 2006 in Massachusetts and 2007-2008 in New England. His practice involves technologies including bioinformatics, bio-pharmaceuticals, electronic circuits and systems, computer hardware and software, communications and speech, biomedical devices, and mechanical devices. Bruce holds degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.), Indiana University (M.A.), and Boalt Hall School of Law of the University of California at Berkeley (J.D.).

Who should attend?

• In-house & External Legal Counsel
• R&D/Product Development
• Marketing
• Senior Management

This audio conference is rated General Interest.