NEWARK, NJ – The Honorable Garrett E. Brown, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, will deliver the featured address at the Fourth Annual Patent Law and Pharmaceuticals Symposium, to be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at Rutgers School of Law–Newark. The symposium is co-hosted by the law school’s Center for Law, Science and Technology and the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association, and is sponsored by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Register at www.weil.com/rutgers. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a New York Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education. Non-transitional credits in the areas of Professional Practice and Ethics & Professionalism categories will be granted for in-person attendance at this program. Any questions, please contact Eleni Thomas at eleni.thomas@weil.com.
| What: | Fourth Annual Patent Law and Pharmaceuticals Symposium |
| Who: | Transactional Issues in Intellectual Property David R. Boyko, Esq., Legal Director, Merck & Co., Inc. Jeffrey D. Osterman, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Robert E. Rudnick, Partner, Gibbons PC Jonathan S. Caplan, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, moderator Featured Speaker The Hon. Garrett E. Brown, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey The Future of Gene Patents Professor Eileen M. Kane, Ph.D., J.D., Penn State Law School Daniel B. Ravicher, Executive Director, Public Patents Foundation, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Hans Sauer, Ph.D., J.D., Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property, BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) Professor Sabrina Safrin, Co-Director, Center for Law, Science and Technology, Rutgers School of Law–Newark Views of In-House Counsel A conversation among senior in-house counsel regarding critical issues now confronting the pharmaceutical industry Gary Loeb, Esq., Vice President, Intellectual Property, Genentech, Inc. Gerard M. Devlin, Esq., Managing Counsel, Merck & Co., Inc. Jeffrey N. Myers, Ph.D., J.D., Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property Enforcement, Pfizer, Inc. Nicholas Groombridge, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, moderator |
| When: | Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Registration begins at 11:15 am. Lunch at noon followed by first panel; panels conclude at 5:30 pm |
| Where: | Baker Trial Courtroom, Rutgers School of Law–Newark |
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