C5 "Pharma Patent Lifecycles" Conference, London, June 26-27

C5 will be holding a "Pharma Patent Lifecycles" conference June 26-27 in London.  According to C5, "since 2001, thousands of life sciences patent professionals have made C5's Pharma Patent Lifecycles conferences their source of information for the most up-to-date legal developments surrounding patent lifecycle management."

The agenda includes numerous presentations that may be of interest to readers:

• "Critical Update on European Case Law and Legislative Developments"
• "The Impact of Regulatory Data Protection on Lifecycle Management"
• "Recent Trends and Developments in Supplementary Protection Certificates and Paediatric Extensions"
• "Successful Evergreening Strategies to Compete with Generics and Obtain PC's"
• "Effective Use of Second Medical Use (Swiss-Type) Claims to Extend Patent Lifecycles"
• "Brand Name and Generic Litigation as a Defence or Delay Tactic?  UK and US Comparative"
• "How to Optimise Your Product's Lifecycle Through Successful Global Patent Lifecycle Management"
• "Industry Case Study and Break Out Session: Insight into Pfizer's European Lipitor Litigation"

In addition, a pre-conference master class is offered on June 25: "Patent Settlements Master Class: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meeting EU Anti-Competition Law Guidelines."

For more information or to register, please visit the conference website.