National Meeting Schedule, Orlando, FL


Sunday, March 31

“Strengthening Your Patent Rights in Light of Recent Federal Circuit Court Decisions”
2:00PM
Orange County Convention Center, Room W308D
Cosponsored by PROF
- X. Pilla, Organizer, Presiding

Strengthening your future patent rights in light of recent Federal Circuit court and UPTO decisions.


Monday, April 1

The Many Faces of CHAL: Where Chemistry Meets the Law
Orange County Convention Center, Room W308D
- K. L. McIntyre, Organizer
- K. E. Bianco, Organizer, Presiding

10:00 AM | Monitoring Hg emissions from gold shops in Peru: Science vs policy.
- A.M. Kiefer, M. Silva González, C.S. Seney, K.H. Moody, K. Hasan, V. Blakeman, L. Hicks, D. Loving, S. Aljic, C. McMahan, M.E. Moore

10:45 AM | Strategies for monetization of patent portfolios in chemical fields.
- K.A. Rubino

11:15 AM | Post-grant proceedings of bio & pharma patents: A brief overview and analysis of noteworthy cases since implementation of the America Invents Act.
- K.A. Rubino

Beyond the Bench: Non-Traditional Careers in Chemistry
Orange County Convention Center, Room W308D
Cosponsored by BMGT, PROF and YCC
- J. L. Kennedy, Organizer
- J. Carver, Presiding

2:00 PM | Beyond the bench: Non-traditional careers in chemistry.
- J. Carver, S. Santos, K.E. Bianco, K. Lavoie

ACS Industry Networking Reception
Co-sponsored by CHAL
6:30-8:30 PM | Hilton Orlando, Room Orlando IV

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Orange County Convention Center, Room W308D
- K. E. Bianco, K. L. McIntyre, Organizers

Chocolate: Food of the Gods
- H.M. Peters, S.B. Peters

National Inventors Hall of Fame
- H.M. Peters, S.B. Peters


Tuesday, April 2

Patent Insights for Pharmaceutical Companies
Orange County Convention Center, Room W308D
Cosponsored by PROF
- S. K. Cyr, Organizer, Presiding

9:30 AM | Patent prosecution and portfolio management in the pharmaceutical industry.
- D. Weingarten

10:00 AM | Patent litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act.
- S.K. Cyr

10:30 AM | Post-grant review in Hatch-Waxman litigation.
- D. Weingarten, K. Leonard

11:00 AM | Trade secret strategies for pharmaceutical innovations.
- S.K. Cyr, M. Meyers


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