Thursday, 2 November 2006: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Terrace (Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites)
Chemistry and the Law (9)
Chemistry & law 2006 update--What scientists need to know (CHAL)
Protecting intellectual property with patents has become an important component of the missions of scientists across the business and university landscape. The dual complexities of patent law and of innovative molecular technology require the melding together of specialized scientific and legal expertise in order to effectively protect and commercialize intellectual property. In this session, lawyers will address selected topics in patent prosecution and litigation from the scientist’s point of view. Emphasis will be placed on what scientists working in the broad field of molecular technology need to know about current developments in patent law.
Organizer:Jay M. Brown
Presider:Jay M. Brown
9:00 AMPatent law basics for the chemical business
Jay M. Brown
9:40 AMJoint inventorship, secret prior art, and research partnerships - the CREATE Act of 2004
Bruce D. Gray
10:20 AMWhat to do if you are accused of patent infringement
Jeremy M. Stipkala
11:00 AMCurrent developments in Federal Circuit court decisions on patent law: what scientists need to know
Jay M. Brown

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