Vancouver Chapter Upcoming Events

10 IP Issues to Watch in 2007

The Vancouver chapter of the LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY invites all LES members and friends to a presentation by Dr. Kate Murashige of Morrison & Foerster LLP on a wide range of issues affecting intellectual property to watch in the coming year.

DATE:
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007.

TIME: 
12:00 to 1:30 - Lunch, presentation, questions and networking.

PLACE:
Bull, Housser & Tupper, Main Boardroom
3000 - 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

SUBJECT:
10 IP Issues to Watch in 2007

Dr. Murashige will discuss a wide range of issues affecting intellectual property, including developing patent strategies around research collaborations, how the CREATE Act is working out, the implications of the upcoming Supreme Court decision on obviousness (“motivation to combine”), the landmark Merck case and the research tools scope under the clinical trials exemption, upcoming Supreme Court decisions in Medimmune and in KSR, changes in continuation practice, consideration by the Supreme Court of granting certiorari in other patent matters, comparative patentability requirements in Asia versus the West, and so on.

SPEAKER:       
Dr. Kate Murashige, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP (San Diego office)
Dr. Murashige has practiced law since 1977, both in private practice and in corporate practice at Syntex and later at Genentech.  Dr. Murashige's practice focuses on the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.  She is a member of the AAAS committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility.  Recently, Dr. Murashige was selected as a top attorney by her peers in The Best Lawyers in America 2007® in the field of biotechnology law.  In 2006, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Washington University in St. Louis for attaining distinction in her professional career and for having demonstrated service to the community and the university.

Dr. Murashige has taught college chemistry and was Physical Sciences Chairperson of the College of San Mateo for six years.  She was a member of the former National Biotechnology Policy Board for NIH and is a past chairperson of the Biotechnology Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. She has been an invited speaker at the Human Genome Conference on patent matters and has been an advisor on gene patenting to the OTA.  She has spoken before Members of Congress and their staffs regarding the Human Genome Project.

COST:
$20 for LES members, $30 for non members.
$15 for full-time students at a post-secondary institution
Please make cheques payable to the LES Vancouver Chapter, and send payment in advance to Lorraine Duke at the address below.

PLEASE RSVP (with payment) no later than Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 to:
Lorraine Duke, Assistant to Hilton W.C. Sue
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
Suite 480 - The Station
601 West Cordova St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1G1
Tel: 604-669-3432 ext. 8960
Fax: 604-681-4081
Email mailto:lduke@patentable.com

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Professionals with an interest in high technology licensing, technology transfer, and intellectual property administration. 

THE LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY:
The LES membership includes a wide range of professionals, including business executives, lawyers, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and government officials.  The Vancouver chapter of LES (U.S.A. and Canada) strives to provide professional development opportunities for members of our local technology transfer community.  For more information, see www.usa-canada.les.org.

THE LES VANCOUVER CHAPTER:
See LES Vancouver Chapter website at www.lesvan.com.