Intellectual Property and Licensing Workshop

Thursday, March 16, 2017

1.30 pm – 6.15 pm

Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine Auditorium

Host: San Diego Center for Systems Biology (SDCSB)

Organizer: Kamala Janiyani, Ph.D, University of California San Diego

This workshop will bring together inventors, legal and business professionals from the local San Diego community to discuss recent updates in intellectual property law and sponsored research. Speakers will share their thoughts in details followed by Q and A.

Schedule

1.00 pm Registration (refreshments provided)

1.30 pm Welcome Remarks

1.35 pm Patent subject matter eligibility update: Life Sciences cases - April Wurster, Patent Attorney, Viacyte, Inc.

2.05 pm Tam vs. Lee: The Supreme Court Considers the First Amendment Implications of the Federal Government's Refusal to Register Scandalous and Disparaging Trademarks - Sandra Rierson, Associate Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

2.35 pm Innovation Zone: Industry Sponsored Research - Brendan Daly, Principal Contracts Officer, UC San Diego

3.05 pm Coffee Break and Crostini Bar

3.30 pm Survival Guide for Post-Grant reviews and Inter partes reviews: Step by Step - Kerry Taylor, Partner, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

4.00 pm The importance of picking a solid trademark when you are first starting a business - Eric Hanscom, Partner, Hanscom, Alexeev, McDaniel, LLP

4.30 pm Importance of securing Patent Rights vs When can you Publish? - Gayani R. Weerasinghe, Patent Attorney, GW Life Sciences Consulting

5.00 pm Patent for Patients Project: A quick overview - Kamala Janiyani, University of California San Diego

5.15 pm Patent application drafting: Hands on training - Priti Phukan, Patent Attorney, Archer Norris

6.15 pm Concluding Remarks - Kamala Janiyani, UC San Diego

Parking
Free parking at the Sanford Consortium’s east lot will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Hourly parking is also available for purchase at the ticket booth. There is also additional parking near the Torrey Pines Gliderport, which is within walking distance. The UCSD Shuttle Route has two drop off locations within walking distance to the Sanford Consortium.

No Show Policy
While we do not charge a fee to attend this event, these programs would not be sustainable and available to all wanting to attend, unless all registrants abide by the 48 hour cancellation notice policy. A no-show will also limit your ability to book our events in the future. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

With additional support provided by Flu-OMICS

Flu-OMICS is funded by a grant from the NIH/NIAID U19AI106754