Joint Holiday Meeting of the Greater Washington, DC and Maryland Local Chapters

December 14, 2005
at
Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus
Academic and Research Building, Room 106
Rockville, MD 20850 6:00 - 8:30 pm

The dust has settled a bit since the Supreme Court's Merck opinion earlier this year and there has been some time for reflection on the true impact of the Supreme Court's 9-0 opinion on the biotechnology and research tools industries. We are delighted to have Dr. Cathryn Campbell, who will share her insights in this regard. Although the Supreme Court indicated it was not addressing the research tool issue per se, the arguments in the briefs of the parties and the amici nonetheless suggest considerations which may affect the research tools industries in the near future. This joint meeting of the Greater Washington, DC and LES Maryland Local Chapters will be held on the evening of  December 14, 2005 .

Topic:
"The Fate of Research Tools Post Merck v. Integra"

Speaker Introduction:

Dr. Cathryn Campbell  - Partner, McDermott Will & Emory

Cathryn Campbell, Ph.D. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Washington, D.C.office. Cathryn serves as head of the Firm’s Life Sciences IP practice and is co-chair of the Firm’s Life Sciences & Biotechnology Group. Cathryn is a member of the Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada), and served on its Board of Trustees and as vice president for the Western Region, and chaired the San Diego and Seattle chapters. She also is a member of the Licensing Executives Society International, and chaired its biotechnology committee. Cathryn received her J.D. from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Law, her Ph.D. in genetics and her M.S. degree in paleobiology from the University of California-Davis, and her B.A. from Wellesley College.

Date/Time:
December 14, 2005 
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location:
Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus
9601 Medical Center Drive
Academic and Research Building , Room 106
Rockville , MD 20850
Main Number 301-294-7000

Driving Directions:
http://web.jhu.edu/washington-area/l-mcc.html

Meeting Format:
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Social Hour
7:00 - 7:45pm - Presentation and Q&A session
7:45 - 8:30 pm - Coffee and Dessert

Registration:
$50.00 in advance - received by close-of-business Friday, December 2nd
$60.00 after December 2nd and at-the-door (No Credit Card payment available at the door)

To reserve your space complete the online registration form (one per person)

To Mail your payment, please mail the check payable to:

Licensing Executives Society c/o Raymond Van Dyke
Nixon Peabody LLP
401 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington , DC 20004

**Please put event date in the "For" line in the lower left corner of the check. **

**Please complete a separate online registration for each attendee.**

**Cancellations made after close-of-business December 12th cannot be reimbursed, but substitutions are welcome!**

Dress Code:
Business Casual

For more information, please contact:
Raymond Van Dyke
E-mail: vandyke@nixonpeabody.com or vandyke@acm.org
Phone: (202) 585-8250  

OR

Catherine E. Vorwald
E-mail: cvorwald@c-perl.com
Phone: (301) 317-9300 ext 101

OR

Henry Wixon 
E-mail: henry.Wixon@wilmerhale.com
Phone: (202) 942-8459