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Join us on May 04, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m for the Stanford IP Law and the Biosciences Conference, an informative discussion with leading experts from academia, industry and the judiciary on the latest developments in intellectual property law and the biosciences. Judges, top legal scholars and experienced practitioners from across the country will examine some of the key legal and policy issues raised by the biosciences industry.

AGENDA

8:30am – 9:00am Registration and Breakfast

9:00am – 9:15am Opening Remarks

Professor Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School, Durie Tangri
William “Bill” F. Lee, WilmerHale
Dean M. Elizabeth Magill, Stanford Law School

9:15am – 10:30a Patent Litigation in the Biosciences Circa 2016: A View from the Bench

Moderator:
William “Bill” F. Lee, WilmerHale

Speakers:
Hon. Arthur T. Gajarsa, Partner, WilmerHale; former United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Hon. Paul S. Grewal, United States District Court Northern District of California
Hon. Andrew J. Guilford, United States Court for the Central District of California, Southen Division
Hon. Faith S. Hochberg, former United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Susan Y. Illston, United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Hon. James V. Selna, United States District Court for the Central District of California
Hon. Gregory M. Sleet, United State District Court for the District of Delaware

10:30am – 11:00am Break

11:00am – 12:30pm Biosimilars: The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), the “Patent Dance” and the Protections of the Pre-litigation Process – an International Comparison

Moderator:
Robert M. Galvin, WilmerHale

Speakers:
Trevor Cook, WilmerHale
Professor Robin Feldman, UC Hastings
Professor Arti K. Rai, Duke Law
Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, Stanford Law School
Laura Storto, Genentech

12:30pm – 2:00p Luncheon and Keynote

Professor Christina Smolke
Associate Professor of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

2:00pm – 3:30pm Patentable Subject Matter in a Post-Myriad and Post-Alice World

Moderator:
Robert J. Gunther, Jr., WilmerHale

Speakers:
Professor Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School, Durie Tangri LLP
Prof. John F. Duffy, University of Virginia, School of Law
Michael Lisi, Roche Molecular Diagnostic

3:30pm – 3:45pm Break

3:45pm – 5:15pm Trade Secrecy, Data Exclusivity, Regulation and other Alternatives to Patent Protection in the Biotech Space

Moderator:
Dr. Michelle S. Rhyu, Cooley LLP

Speakers:
Victoria L. Brewster, FisherBroyles, LLP
Professor Rebecca S. Eisenberg, Michigan Law
Prof. John R. “Jay” Thomas, Georgetown Law
Deborah Fishman, Kaye Scholer LLP

5:15pm Adjournment