ACI’s 5th Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA: Small and Large Molecule Drug Patents and Other Related IP Protections and Mechanisms
Jonathan B. Roses will speak at the American Conference Institute’s (ACI) 5th Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA. His presentation is titled “Small and Large Molecule Drug Patents and Other Related IP Protections and Mechanisms”. Topics will include:
Patent Protections for Drug and Biologics
- Summarizing the patenting process for drugs and biologics
- Strategies for building patent protection for drugs and biologics
- Applying for and achieving extension of patent term for time spent in the drug approval process
- Patent Term Extension (“PTE”) / Patent Term Adjustment (“PTA”) synopsis
- Reviewing the 271(e)(1) “safe harbor” provision
- Distinguishing the patenting process for drugs from that of biologics
Trademark, Trade Name, and Trade Dress Protections
- Overview of selecting a brand name for a proposed drug product
- Roles of the USPTO and FDA in the drug naming process
- Identifying the PTO and FDA clearances necessary for trade name/trademark approval on your product
- Understanding the importance of trade dress
- How does the branding process work for your product