PLEASE FIND BELOW THE AGENDA FOR LSPN EUROPE 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
8:00 AM
Registration, Welcome Coffee and Networking
8:30 AM
Chairman's Opening Address
Anita Varma, Partner, White & Case
8:40 AM

Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences

Ryan Abbott, Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Surrey

9:00 AM

Artificial Intelligence Panel Discussion

  • How is AI Disrupting the Patent Strategies of Life Sciences Companies?

  • What are the Likely Implications of AI on Patenting and Licensing Strategies?

  • How Should we now navigate the IP challenges

  • How to Get AI-Related Patents Past the EPO

  • How do you Develop a Trade Secrets Strategy?

  • Assessing the European Trade Secrets Directive

Moderator:

Tracey Roberts, Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons

Panellists:

Ryan Abbott, Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Surrey

Timo Minssen, Professor of Law , Centre for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law, University of Copenhagen

Rose Hughes, European Patent Attorney, AstraZeneca

Jakob Wested, Post Doc, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

9:30 AM

Inventive Step in the EPO and UK Courts: Theory and Practice 

Camilla Balleny, Partner, Carpmaels & Ransford 

Anna Leathley, Senior Associate, Carpmaels & Ransford 

9:50 AM

Russian Pharma Patent Battles: Strategies and Power Moves 

  • Overview of the most Recent High-Profile Pharma Patent Court Disputes

  • Explaining Generics Producers’ Strategies to Launch their Drugs Before Expiry Dates of Innovators' Patents and Innovators' Counter-Strategies

  • Recommendations for Innovators Regarding how to Stop Unlawful Generics' Expansion

Natalia Gulyaeva, Partner, Hogan Lovells

10:10 AM
Morning Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Hall
10:40 AM

Developments In Life Sciences and Pharma Case Law at The EPO: A Greatest Hits Collection

Edward Ronan, Patent Attorney, Boult Wade Tennant

11:10 AM

UK Focus:

  • Enforcement: equivalents and Arrow declarations
  • Brexit: What Practical Steps can we make to Minimise Patent Risk for Life Sciences Companies

Sally Shorthose, Partner, Bird & Bird 
Chris de Mauny, Associate, Bird & Bird

11:35 AM

Precise Protection for Precision Medicine: Patent Protection and Orphan Drug Exclusivity in the Age of Precision Medicine

Jakob Wested, Post Doc, University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Law

11:55 AM
Innovative IP Strategies for Life Sciences: Best Practice in Managing Pharma and Biotech IP in the Age of Big Data and Precision Medicine 
Moderator:
Nicole Jadeja, Partner, Pinsent Masons

Panellists:

Moritz Breitenbach, Patent Attorney, B. Braun Gruppe

Kristina Cornish, Partner, Kilburn & Strode

Jakob Wested, Post Doc, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

12:25 PM

France: the New IP Eldorado?

  • Changes in Pls in pharma caases
  • Biosimilars and prior use
  • Warning letters
  • Clear the way approaches

Mathilde Rauline, European Patent Attorney, August Debouzy

12:45 PM
Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition Hall
1:55 PM
Roundtable Discussion Groups 
 
Taking part in these discussions offers delegates and speakers the opportunity to focus on topics of specific interest, within a small group. 40-45 minutes is set aside for each rotation – and delegates may choose two discussion tables. The roundtable discussion groups give delegates even more opportunity to share knowledge and opinion.
2:00 PM
Patent and Knowhow Licensing in the Life Sciences Sector – Common Pitfalls and Shared Experiences
 
Charlotte Tillett, Partner, Stevens & Bolton

IP considerations in Precision Medicine

Isobel Finnie, Partner, Haseltine Lake Kempner

Navigating the CRISPR patent and licensing landscape

Claire Irvine, Partner, HGF

Prior Art: Examining the Implications of Trade Secrets Protection
 
Daniela Ampollini, Partner, Trevisan & Cuonzo 
Strategies in Second Medical Use Cases
 
Richard Cooke, Partner, Elkington & Fife 

Strategies to Maintain Drug Monopolies and the Counter-Strategies of the Generics

Otto Swens, Co-Founder, Vondst

Ricardo Dijkstra, Partner, Vondst

Supplementary Protection Certificates

Cumaran Arunsalam, Patent Attorney, Syngenta

2:44 PM
Please choose a discussion group for the second rotation
 
2:45 PM
Patent and Knowhow Licensing in the Life Sciences Sector – Common Pitfalls and Shared Experiences
 
Charlotte Tillett, Partner, Stevens & Bolton

Supplementary Protection Certificates

Cumaran Arunsalam, Patent Attorney, Syngenta     

IP considerations in Precision Medicine
Isobel Finnie, Partner, Haseltine Lake Kempner

Navigating the CRISPR patent and licensing landscape
Claire Irvine, Partner, HGF

Prior Art: Examining the Implications of Trade Secrets Protection
Daniela Ampollini, Partner, Trevisan & Cuonzo 
Strategies in Second Medical Use Cases
 
Richard Cooke, Partner, Elkington & Fife    
Strategies to Maintain Drug Monopolies and the Counter-Strategies of the Generics

Otto Swens, Co-Founder, Vondst

Ricardo Dijkstra, Partner, Vondst

3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea and Networking in the Exhibition Hall
4:00 PM

Supplementary Protection Certificates: An In House Perspective

Cumaran Arunsalam, Patent Attorney, Syngenta

4:10 PM

SPCS: Navigating Article 3(A): What Does ''Protected By Basic Patent'' Mean?

Michael Pears, Partner, Potter Clarkson
Joel Beevers, Patent Assistant, Potter Clarkson

4:30 PM

Evaluating the Impact of the latest Secondary Medical Use Cases

Moderator: .

Anita Varma, Partner, White & Case

Panellists:

Julia Florence, President, CIPA

Trevor Crosse, Partner, Marks & Clerk Law

Richard Cooke, Partner, Elkington & Fife

5:00 PM
IP Portfolio Management: In-house Counsel Day-to-Day Challenges in Prosecuting and Enforcing Patents

Moderator:

Richard Taylor, Partner, DLA Piper

Panellists:

Steven Ward, Patent Lawyer, Syngenta

Andy Porter, Patent Attorney, Elasmogen

Laura Reynolds, Associate General Counsel, European IP and Regulatory Litigation, Teva

Ian Bryan, Senior IP Counsel, GE Healthcare

5:30 PM
Chairman's Closing Remarks & Networking Drinks Reception