Patent Exclusivity Health Checks for Biologics: Are Your U.S. Patents Ready to Maximize ROI?
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the essentials of patent exclusivity that are in critical need of independent checking. The panel will discuss crucial health checks on U.S. patent exclusivity for biologics in Phase II efficacy trials and proceedings through large scale randomized Phase III clinical trials, submission of the BLA, and subsequent approval and marketing.
Outline
- Are US patent claims subject to litigation under the BPCIA (hereafter, BPCIA claims) definite under the current standards?
- Do the BPCIA claims possess written description support under the current standards?
- Are the BPCIA claims enabled under the current standards?
- Is there a need for Supplemental Examination to clear the path to enforceability?
- Were terminal disclaimers needed and, if so, filed, and what effect, if any, did terminal disclaimers cause to Patent Term Adjustment under Federal Circuit cases such as Gilead and its progeny?
- Patent infringement issues relevant to BPCIA claims
- What is the situation with Patent Term Extension?
- The critical times for challenge by a biosimilar under the BPCIA.
- Are inventorship issues a problem?
- Is ownership settled to determine a real party in interest in AIA Post Grant Proceedings and to determine necessary part(y)ies for purposes of bringing the BPCIA litigation?
- Prosecution options through continuation applications or reissue practice
- Consider including several claims with varying claim scope to minimize necessity of amendment in an AIA Post Grant Proceeding and to provide written description, enablement, novelty, and non-obviousness back-ups before PTAB and/or the district court.
- Are continuation applications pending.
- If reissue may be appropriate, consider reissue recapture and issues under In re Tanaka.
- Looking for additional BPCIA patents on inventions beyond the biologic itself.
- Patent claims tracking the results of clinical trials that will be included in the generic manufacturer’s label.
- Biologic combination therapy patents
- New indications that are novel and nonobvious over the indications disclosed in the original biologics patent(s).
- Improved formulations patents, particularly for those formulations designed for large-scale randomized Phase III clinical trials.
- Preparing for challenges at the PTAB and district court.
- Have you secured experts?
- What is your strategy if the biosimilar applicant discloses its BLA?
- What is your strategy if the biosimilar applicant is unwilling to disclose its BLA?
Benefits
The panel will review these and other critical issues:
- How should counsel respond if a health check uncovers sub-optimal protection or defects in a patent claim?
- Are the BCPIA claims definite or enabled under the current standards?
- Is there a need for supplemental examination to clear the path to enforceability?
Faculty
M. Paul Barker
Partner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Mr. Barker has a diverse practice, including interferences, post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, arbitration,... | Read More
Mr. Barker has a diverse practice, including interferences, post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, arbitration, opinions, due diligence, and strategic counseling. He focuses in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostics. In his patent prosecution practice, he prepares patent applications and responses to office actions, represents clients in reexamination and reissue proceedings, and prepares briefs to the appeal board. He has also prepared numerous validity and infringement opinions and represented clients in due diligence investigations.
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Steven P. O'Connor, Ph.D.
Partner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Dr. O’Connor leads the firm’s biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice group. He provides IP counseling... | Read More
Dr. O’Connor leads the firm’s biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice group. He provides IP counseling for domestic and foreign clients, from startups to Fortune 100 companies, primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical areas. Dr. O’Connor’s practice currently focuses on due diligence investigations, and the preparation of infringement, validity and freedom-to-operate opinions. He also assists clients with the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications, ex parte appeals, and provides advice on global portfolio management. Additionally, Dr. O’Connor represents clients in interferences before the PTAB.
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Sanya Sukduang
Partner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Mr. Sukduang concentrates on patent litigation before the federal district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the... | Read More
Mr. Sukduang concentrates on patent litigation before the federal district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, primarily in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biologics, and medical devices. He has conducted all aspects of pre-trial, trial, and post-trial proceedings and has extensive experience in cases arising from the filing of ANDA. He has also advised clients on an array of issues, including due diligence investigations, strategic patent portfolio planning, and reexaminations before the USPTO.
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