Indian Americans are playing a vital role in maintaining American leadership in
the global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Instrumentation, and related
industries. Indians in the U.S. today, lead research and innovation in many
cutting-edge technologies.
Indian Americans have played a prominent role in academia and have been a major
driving force for research and innovation at many reputed American
universities. This is clearly evident from the large numbers of Indian
professors, the numbers of patents assigned, papers published, Masters &
Doctoral program enrollments, and PhDs awarded to individuals of Asian Indian
origin each year.
A growing presence of Indians in industry at all levels of research, product
development, and management is forging new alliances between the US and Indian
Pharma/Bio industries. As we see more of this happening in the coming years
with an increasing number of Indian companies effectively tapping into the US
markets and vice versa, EPPIC and its membership will have a significant role
to play...
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EPPIC Presents
IP360: Impact of New USPTO Laws on IP Strategy for Entrepreneurs
Corporate Sponsor:
In this EPPIC event, you will learn about:
- New patent rules introduced by USPTO
- Impact of new patent reform on patent strategies for start-ups and patent portfolios for companies
- Inter Partes Review and Post Grant Review
- Implications and changes in litigation
- Actions to avoid pitfalls in litigation
- Advice on patent filing strategy
- How tech transfer can help the startups
- Implications of licensing government sponsored research
When: Thursday, March 22, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Highway, Millbrae, CA 94030
Panelists:
Geeta Kadambi, Patent Agent, Riddhi IP (Moderator)
Vickie Brewster, Senior Patent Counsel, Genentech
Steven Carlson, Principal, Litigation, Fish & Richardson
Kathleen McCowin, Licensing Officer, University of California, Berkeley
Kathy M. Kowalchyk, Partner, Merchant & Gould
Registration: EPPIC Members and Students: $20
EPPIC Non-members: $35
EPPIC Charter Members/Sponsors/Event Speakers: Complimentary
EPPIC Members are defined as all current members who have paid either the EPPIC 2012 annual membership fee ($50) or the EPPIC 2012 Annual conference registration fee. For any questions, please e-mail: eppicglobal@gmail.com
EPPIC Board announces the election of four new Board Members as of January 1st 2012:
Mahendra G Shah, Ph.D., Executive-in-Residence, VIVO Ventures
Ramani A Aiyer, Ph.D., Principal, Shasta-Bioventures
Sanjeev Redkar, Ph.D., Vice President, Astex Pharmaceuticals
Sara Kenkare-Mitra, Ph.D. Vice President, Genentech
Previous Annual Events »
2010: EPPIC Annual Conference 2010, Sunday, January 10, 2010,
Emerging Trends and Opportunities in Life Sciences
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2009: EPPIC Annual Conference 2009, Sunday, January 11, 2009,
A Passage to Innovation in the Life Sciences
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2008: EPPIC?s Biennial Symposium, January 12, 2008,
Life Sciences Business in India- The Next Steps
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Interactive Symposium focussed on: Innovative R & D and Follow-on Biologics
The event was a grand success and attracted participants from different continents.
EPPIC Symposium - 2005,
Information and Photographs
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