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IP/Life Science Spring Symposium to Consider Recent Court Decisions
03/08/2016
The Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will host its IP/Life Science Spring Symposium on April 7. Experts in the field from across the nation, including eight alumni of IU McKinney, will consider various aspects of this area of law, including the impact of recent court decisions, and what’s driving changes in this area of the law, among other topics.
A highlight of the event will be the keynote address by Dr. Christal Sheppard, director of the Midwest region of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She will provide an update on the state of the USPTO.
Kenneth A. Gandy, ’88, of Woodard Emhardt, Moriarty McNett & Henry, will be part of a panel with the topic “Important IP/Life Science Decisions in 2015-2016.” The panel will be moderated by Angela B. Freeman, ’12, of Barnes & Thornburg.
Trevor Carter, ’95, of Faegre Baker Daniels, will take part in a panel discussion surrounding “Science and Big Date in the Courtroom in IP Cases.” Professor Sara Hook, ’94, of the Indiana University School of Informatics, will moderate the panel discussion. Professor Hook also teaches as an adjunct professor, at IU McKinney.
Brion G. St. Amour, ’04, Head of Intellectual Property at Indiana University Research & Technology, will be on a panel discussing the topic “Venture and Monetization of Patents.”
Hamid Piroozi, ’06, Director of IP Disclosure Management and Protections of the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization, will take part in a panel discussion titled “Back to Copyright? Software Patents after Alice.” This panel will be moderated by Pervin Taleyarkhan, ’13, legal associate at Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization.
Nancy Tinsley, ’90, of Tinsley ADR & Legal Services, will moderate a discussion of “Latest Issues in Drug Patent Settlements.”
There is a fee to attend this program, which carries with it more than 7 hours of continuing legal education credit. To learn more, visit the law school’s website.
