Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences: "Fundamental Concepts for Protecting Intellectual Property in Pharma / Biopharma / NHP industries
A ONE DAY COMPREHENSIVE & INTERACTIVE COURSE, CASE STUDIES & WORKSHOP
Dates Available: September 10, 2007
Course Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $495.00 +GST
Location: 200 Consumers Road, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario
Online
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Receive a Credit toward the Diploma program in Clinical Research.
This course is designed to introduce participants to the general concepts and issues relevant to protection of intellectual property rights (patents, trade-marks, etc) in health product industries.
The course is of particular value to people with current various responsibilities in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and natural health product industries or employees whose new line of work would require knowledge of IP rights.
Course Outline
* Introduction to protection of IP rights
* Intellectual Property Protection vehicles employed by health product industries
* Patents
o Legislation in Canada (Act, Patented Medicines Regulations, Patent Register, New Amendments, PMPRB, protection loops for NHPs)
o Application, prosecution, Office Action, issuance
o Maintenance and costs
o Evaluation and exploitment (infringement, litigation, awards)
o Strategies employed via effective management of corporate assets
o Global perspectives for resourceful IP portfolio
* Trade-Marks
o Legislation in Canada (Act & Regulations, TM Journal)
o Application, Concept of Use, Examiner’s Reports, Extension of Time, Advertisement & Allowance, Registration, Renewals
o Maintenance and costs
o Value of name/brand protection
o Strategies to build an international TM portfolio (US, EU, Madrid Protocol)
o Enforcing your TMs (infringement, litigation)
* Copyright, Trade secrets, Industrial design (interface with patents and trade-marks)
* Regulatory, Advertising and Marketing issues associated with IP protection
o Confidential Information
+ “Giving” - disclosure (and potential risks) of valuable information during product development, review with Health Canada and post-approval, responses to Access to Information requests
+ “Receiving” – as a source of competitive intelligence (Access to Information mechanism, etc)
o Comparative advertising
o Correlation of marketing and sales decisions with IP status of products
o Transactions: selling, acquiring and licensing, compassionate use
Distinguished Faculty
Bojana Tadic, Ph.D.
has devoted number of years to working as a researcher in the area of molecular genetics. Translating the knowledge and experience gained over the years, she moved on to work in the domain of regulatory affairs within pharmaceutical industry and Canadian Health Food Association. She successfully managed numerous project and hands-on activities associated with protection of IP rights during developmental and post-approval stages in both pharmaceuticals and natural health products (patents, trade-marks, implementation of legislation changes, disclosure of clinical research and review information, ATIs, trade secrets). Bojana has prepared, coordinated and lectured on various scientific topics at international and domestic training courses. She is currently working as a consultant for natural health product industry.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for people with various responsibilities within pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and NHP industry or whose line of work requires introductory IP knowledge.
* Regulatory Affairs
* Clinical Research
* Business Development
* Product Development
* Project Management
* Sales & Marketing
Agenda
Day One
8:30am - 9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9:05am
Opening Remarks
9:05am - 10:45am
Introduction to IP protection
10:45am - 11:00am
Mid-Morning Break
11:00am - 12:45pm
Introduction to IP protection
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Luncheon
1:45pm - 3:30pm
Introduction to IP protection
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Introduction to IP protection
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE AND COURSE MATERIAL
* All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.
* The participants will be receiving specially prepared course manual.
COURSE LOCATION
AAPS Training Center
200 Consumers Road, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4R4
tel: 416-502-2277
www.aaps.ca
Register by
Mail: Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) Inc.,
200 Consumers Road, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4R4
Call: 416-502-2277
Fax: 416-502-2278
*Registration Fee Includes:
Presentation Materials, Luncheon, Refreshment and Free Parking
*Please indicate any special Dietary requirements when registering for the course
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