Speaker #1 introduction: Daniel Monaco, Ph.D.
B.S. in biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1977;
Ph.D. in Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1981;
Attorney at law, Drinker Biddle & Reath, present
Effects of Recent Patent Law Changes on Chemical and Pharmaceutical R&D
Abstract
Developments in US patent law can have a profound impact on chemical
research, development and marketing. In the most significant change
since the1952 Patent Act, domestic patent laws were amended in1995
to accommodate the United States' accession to the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Harmonization with GATT replaced
the prior17-year-from-issue term with the 20-year-from-filing
term typical of foreign patent laws. Harmonization also removed
the ban against evidence of inventive acts abroad in establishing
a date of invention before the US Patent & Trademark Office
(USPTO) and US courts. This trend of international harmonization
continued with the enactment of the American Inventors Protection
Act of 1999 (AIPA). No longer would US patent applications be
prosecuted in secrecy. The AIPA has mandated electronic publication
of US patent applications 18 months from filing and public access
to official USPTO files of pending patent applications. The enforcement
of pharmaceutical patents has been recently impacted by judicial
decisions reducing the threshold for USPTO obviousness-type double
patenting rejections, and by Federal Trade Commission investigations
into anti-competitive agreements among pharmaceutical patent owners
and generic drug companies.
Speaker #2 introduction: Eric Fischer, Ph.D.
B.S. chemistry , Framingham State College, 1983;
M.A, in chemistry, Princeton University, 1986;
Ph.D, in chemistry, Princeton University, 1990;
Post-doctoral, in chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1989-1990
J.D., in law, University of Colorado, 1999;
Attorney at law, Synnestvedt & Lechner, present
Current Patenting Strategies
Abstract
The role of intellectual property has been relegated traditionally
to protecting existing products from misappropriation by competitors.
More recently, however, progressive managers have been using intellectual
property not only for defensive purposes, but also to achieve
strategic goals. This talk examines the tactical use of intellectual
property to (1) gain competitive advantage, (2) enhance financial
performance, and (3) manage risk.
The April meeting will be held at Kerri Brooke Caterers.
It is at 755 S. White Horse Pike (route 30), Hammonton,
NJ 08037. Phone: 609-561-6412.
Driving Directions: Kerri Brooke Caterers is on Highway
30, which leads through Hammonton, a town about halfway between
Philadelphia and Atlantic City, on the Camden CountyAtlantic
County border.
From Gloucester, Camden, Burlington counties, Delaware, Pennsylvania, you may take the Whitehorse Pike (US Route 30) east all the way from Interstate 295 (exit 29) to the restaurant, however, it might be faster to take the Atlantic City Expressway east, which parallels US Route 30 on the other side of Hammonton, and then cross over:
Take Exit 27 of Interstate 295 to State Route 42 south (east). About 7.7 miles later you will enter the Atlantic City Expressway (south/east), a toll highway. Take it until you get to Exit 28, about 11.1 miles later.
At Exit 28 of the AC Expressway, turn left, over the Expressway,
toward Hammonton on State Route 54 north
(east). Follow State Route 54 (first as 12th Street, then as Bellevue
Avenue) through Hammonton, until
about 3.2 miles it hits US Route 30. Turn right onto US Route
30 west, and the restaurant should be about 2.5 miles later, on
the left hand side, about 0.5 miles past the Kessler Memorial
Hospital.
From Atlantic, Cape May Counties take Atlantic City
Expressway inland (north/west) to exit 28. At Exit 28 of the AC
Expressway turn right, away from the AC Expressway, toward Hammonton
on State Route 54 north (east). Follow State Route 54 (first as
12th Street, then as Bellevue Avenue) through Hammonton, until
about 3.2 miles it hits US Route 30. Turn right onto US Route
30 west, and the restaurant should be about 2.5 miles later, on
the left hand side, about 0.5 miles past the Kessler Memorial
Hospital.
Dinner selection: Hot buffet, Garden Salad, rolls, coffee/tea/soda.
Cost: $15 members and guests, $10 students
Reservations by Monday April 15, 2002
Lori Stephans (856) 256-4500 ext. 3551 or 'stephans@rowan.edu'
Michael Casner (856) 384-7048 or 'casnerm@jmusa.com'
Thomas Colacot (856) 384-7185 or 'colactj@jmusa.com'
Peter Mlynek (856) 787-0770 or 'pdmlynek@yahoo.com'
Guenter Niessen (856) 423-6300 or 'gniessen@emscience.com'