Fall Patent Law Virtual Course

 Introduction to IP law led by trusted counsel to some of the world’s leading life sciences innovators

 The GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison Foerster Fall Patent Law Virtual Course is designed for students, post-docs, and industry members with life sciences backgrounds interested in learning more about intellectual property law. The six-week course is a combination of lectures and interactive workshops introducing you to IP law, with an emphasis on key life sciences patent issues, technology developments, patent licensing, and company formation. Each session will teach important elements of life sciences law through discussions of court cases and practical examples. You will be introduced to the teaching style followed by U.S. law schools and this course is designed to familiarize you with life in a patent law firm.

 

Registration for the course is limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Attendees will be required to attend at least 80% of the course and the first session is mandatory to set the foundation for our program. Attendees who participate in at least four sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion.

 

Sample Curriculum

 ·       IP 101

    • Introduction to Intellectual Property Law: Patentability, FTO, Inventorship

    • The IP Saga of a Professor Who Tried to Take His Invention Without Permission

·       Patent Drafting

    • Parts of a Patent

    • Taking a Disclosure

    • Claim Drafting Exercise

·       Special Patent Topics in Life Sciences

    • Antibodies/CAR T

    • Gene and Cell Therapies

    • Biosimilars and Generics

    • Small Molecule Patents

·       Formation and Licensing Issues in Life Sciences

    • Life Sciences Startups – The Top 10 Things to Know About When Forming a Life Sciences Startup

    • Patent Licenses, Including a Discussion of University Technology Transfer

·       New Technologies in Life Sciences: Medical Devices, Diagnostics, and AI

    • Patent Drafting and IP Strategy for Medical Devices

    • Unique Patent Challenges for Personalized Medicine and Diagnostics

    • Patentability of AI and Practical Examples

·       Panel Discussion: A Career in Patent Law, Featuring MoFo Patent Team Members

 

Details

Timeline: six-week program held on Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PT)

Format: Virtual program hosted via Zoom

 

The invitation to the course is circulated annually in the HBC newsletter in August and September.

 

Questions? Please contact:

LifeSciencesEvents@mofo.com