The 欧美AV Law Group will be holding its annual and highly popular IP law seminar on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 from 12:30 pm at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA. Our excellent speakers will be discussing recent high-profile law and practice developments in the world of intellectual property (IP), including areas of law where IP plays an important role - all with a chemical flavour.
The programme will be as follows:
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch and registration
1:30 - 2:00 pm: Amanda Murphy (Partner, Finnegan) & Maeve O鈥橣lynn (Partner, Finnegan) 鈥� Impact of Clinical Trials on Patentability: Perspectives from the U.S. and Europe
2:00 - 2:30 pm: Claire Phipps-Jones (Of Counsel, Bristows) 鈥� Patent case law update from the UK courts
2:30 - 3:00 pm: Peter Jenkins (Consultant, Page White Farrer) 鈥� Navigating the complexities of EPO appeals
3:00 - 3:30 pm: Coffee break and networking
3:30 - 4:00 pm: Garreth Duncan (Partner, D Young & Co) 鈥� SPCs in Europe 鈥� what鈥檚 round the corner?
4:00 - 4:30 pm: Andy Nicoll (Partner, Elkington + Fife) & Rachel Mumby (Partner 鈥� Patent litigation, Bristows) 鈥� UPC Update: A Personal Perspective and Comparison to EPO Proceedings
4:30 - 5:00 pm: Jonathan Moss (IP Barrister, Hogarth Chambers) 鈥� Confidentiality and the Courts
5:00 - 6.30 pm: Canap茅 and drinks reception
We hope to welcome many of our 欧美AV law group members to this seminar. The seminar is also open to non-members, so please do feel free to circulate details to any colleagues and contacts who may be interested.
Registration Fees:
拢80 欧美AV member
拢95 Non-member
拢10 欧美AV student member
拢15 Student non-member
The registration page is linked on this page - please use the "Book Now" link above.
Travel bursaries: This year a number of travel bursaries are available to cover reasonable costs for travelling to the event (e.g., train fares) for those who may need them. If you would like to be considered for a travel bursary for the cost of travelling to this event, then please email Christopher Jones at cjones@boult.com, providing a brief reason. Travel bursaries will be awarded on a case-by-case basis.
Accessibility: The event is located in the 欧美AV building at the historic Burlington House. The 欧美AV can provide a mobile ramp to access the building. Toilet facilities including an accessible toilet are on ground level and a lift provides access to the first floor where the Library is located. A hearing loop is available in the Library. The registration page has a section to indicate accessibility requirements, but please feel free to contact us separately to indicate these. Should you have any other accessibility requirements then please contact us and we will work with the 欧美AV to determine how we can help.
Join us: You can join the 欧美AV as a legal professional and there are several interest groups for those working outside the lab. You do not need a chemical sciences degree to be an affiliate member of the 欧美AV. Please see rsc.org/join for further details. Please note the 欧美AV will need to have processed your membership application before registering for this event for the 欧美AV discount to apply.
The terms and conditions of the 欧美AV Events registration page are included as a document on this page.
The programme will be as follows:
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch and registration
1:30 - 2:00 pm: Amanda Murphy (Partner, Finnegan) & Maeve O鈥橣lynn (Partner, Finnegan) 鈥� Impact of Clinical Trials on Patentability: Perspectives from the U.S. and Europe
2:00 - 2:30 pm: Claire Phipps-Jones (Of Counsel, Bristows) 鈥� Patent case law update from the UK courts
2:30 - 3:00 pm: Peter Jenkins (Consultant, Page White Farrer) 鈥� Navigating the complexities of EPO appeals
3:00 - 3:30 pm: Coffee break and networking
3:30 - 4:00 pm: Garreth Duncan (Partner, D Young & Co) 鈥� SPCs in Europe 鈥� what鈥檚 round the corner?
4:00 - 4:30 pm: Andy Nicoll (Partner, Elkington + Fife) & Rachel Mumby (Partner 鈥� Patent litigation, Bristows) 鈥� UPC Update: A Personal Perspective and Comparison to EPO Proceedings
4:30 - 5:00 pm: Jonathan Moss (IP Barrister, Hogarth Chambers) 鈥� Confidentiality and the Courts
5:00 - 6.30 pm: Canap茅 and drinks reception
We hope to welcome many of our 欧美AV law group members to this seminar. The seminar is also open to non-members, so please do feel free to circulate details to any colleagues and contacts who may be interested.
Registration Fees:
拢80 欧美AV member
拢95 Non-member
拢10 欧美AV student member
拢15 Student non-member
The registration page is linked on this page - please use the "Book Now" link above.
Travel bursaries: This year a number of travel bursaries are available to cover reasonable costs for travelling to the event (e.g., train fares) for those who may need them. If you would like to be considered for a travel bursary for the cost of travelling to this event, then please email Christopher Jones at cjones@boult.com, providing a brief reason. Travel bursaries will be awarded on a case-by-case basis.
Accessibility: The event is located in the 欧美AV building at the historic Burlington House. The 欧美AV can provide a mobile ramp to access the building. Toilet facilities including an accessible toilet are on ground level and a lift provides access to the first floor where the Library is located. A hearing loop is available in the Library. The registration page has a section to indicate accessibility requirements, but please feel free to contact us separately to indicate these. Should you have any other accessibility requirements then please contact us and we will work with the 欧美AV to determine how we can help.
Join us: You can join the 欧美AV as a legal professional and there are several interest groups for those working outside the lab. You do not need a chemical sciences degree to be an affiliate member of the 欧美AV. Please see rsc.org/join for further details. Please note the 欧美AV will need to have processed your membership application before registering for this event for the 欧美AV discount to apply.
The terms and conditions of the 欧美AV Events registration page are included as a document on this page.
