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 co-present 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