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April 2, 2014, 12:00 PM

Couldn't attend the event? Check out speaker Tom Kowalski's slides below!

This esteemed panel of leading patent experts, included members of the European Patent Office, addressed U.S. and European perspectives on patenting stem cells, genes, and medical uses, as well as other ethical and legal issues.

Panelists:

  • Aliki Nichogiannopoulou, Director, Biotechnology, EPO

  • Anja Schmitt, Examiner, EPO

  • Maaike van der Kooij, Examiner, EPO

  • Tom Kowalski, US Patent Attorney

Moderator: Benjamin N. Roin, Hieken Assistant Professor in Patent Law, Harvard Law School; Co-Director, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics; Associate Member, Broad Institute

For questions, contact petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu or 617-496-4662.

Cosponsored by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

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Download Tom Kowalski's presentation slides here.

This event was part of a larger series of events being hosted by the Broad Institute. Other topics include:

Monday, March 31, 2014, Improving Lives: Using Intellectual Property to Create Opportunity Aligned with Mission

1:00 - 3:00 pm: Biotech Innovation: Framework for success

3:30 - 5:30 pm: Translation of innovation: Can patient outcome be improved?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, Hot Topics in European and US Patent Law: Comparing, Contrasting, and Harmonizing Strategies

1:00 - 2:00 pm: Post-grant proceedings: Comparing, contrasting, and synchronizing the US and European patent systems

2:00 - 3:00 pm: Unitary Patent System

3:30 - 4:30 pm: Biosimilars: An update and predictions

4:30 - 5:30 pm: Trolls and patent misuse

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

3:00 PM - 4:30 pm: Educational Seminar for Broadies: Patenting Basics

Thursday, April 3, 2014

2:00 - 4:00 pm: Educational Seminar for Broadies: Searching Strategies and Selection Inventions

For more information on any of these additional events, please visit the event website hosted by the Broad Institute.