AIPLA
BIOTECHNOL OGY
2014 Mid-Winter Expo
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Chair: Suzannah K. Sundby
Vice Chair: Timothy J. Meigs
Issues Leader: Vicki G. Norton
Academia & Research Institutions Subcommittee
To interface with non-profit academic and research
institutions and help educate the biotech community on
issues of significant importance to academia and research
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institutions
and promote the interaction, collaboration and
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sharing
of best
practices by and between members of the
Biotechnology Committee, along with the greater
investment, business and legal communities, via meeting
workshops, roundtables, webinars or other online
communication forums.
Biosimilars Subcommittee
To monitor patent issues, litigation, and regulations
pertinent to the development and commercialization of
therapeutic and diagnostic biological products, including
biosimilar and interchangeable products, provide the
Sub-Chairs
Biotechnology Committee
leadership and members with
periodic reports, and play a role in advocacy
considerations, when pertinent, and coordinate with the
Food and Drug Committee in monitoring and reporting on
regulatory issues relevant to biological products.
Lynn Tyler
Kristen Connarn
Biotech Litigation Subcommittee
To disseminate information useful to those litigating
biotech patents, including how district courts and the
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Federal Circuit apply new substantive and procedural law in
the biotech area.
Bryan Diner
Carolin Shining
Biotech Patent Education Subcommittee
To educate biotech patent practitioners on best practices
for planning, obtaining, and leveraging strong patent
portfolios for clients in a rapidly-changing legal
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environment; to serve as a clearing house for ideas on
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adapting strategies in view of important PTAB, Federal
Circuit, and Supreme Court opinions; and to foster the
exchange of information and ideas relating to best
practices for patent prosecution of inventions in the life
sciences.
Plant Biotech Subcommittee
To foster awareness of competing global interests that
affect advances in plant biotechnology, and how
intellectual property protection affects those interests; to
investigate key patent issues that influence innovative plant
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research, product development
and commercialization; to
be a resource for domestic and international patent
practitioners who work in plant biotechnology and the
patenting of plants; and to advocate for policies that
support the promise of plant biotechnology.
Alice Martin
Bruce Vrana
Technology Transfer & Licensing Subcommittee
To define the various licenses and other commercial
relationships among industry and institutions, and business
considerations that play Sub-Chairs
a primary role in shaping these
licenses and relationships; and to advise on trends and best
practices and recommend changes in current practices, if
needed.
Eric Mirabel
Vladimir Drozdoff
International Subcommittee
To report on biotech patent issues, laws, and best practices
around the world and bring
together the global biotech
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patent community.
Trevor Davies
David Read
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Law
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Subcommittee
To provide summaries of legal developments relevant to
intellectual property that affects biotechnology both in the
To track important, breaking issues
United States, and worldwide; to include informed
and provide timely “newsSub-Chairs
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commentary that spurs on further discussion; and to
updates.
provide a simple way for our members to increase their
involvement in AIPLA’s work.
Nick
Landau
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Sub-Chair
Noel Courage
Melanie
Szweras
USPTO Relations Subcommittee
To maintain and strengthen the relationship between our
members, biotech patent practitioners, and the USPTO, and
to increase the quality of biotech
patents by monitoring
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and commenting on USPTO notices, rulemaking, and
guidance materials that may impact the protection of
inventions in the life sciences.
Joe Mallon
Suzannah K. Sundby
Liaisons Subcommittee
To establish stronger mutually beneficial relationships with
organizations having significant
involvement and interests
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in issues relating to biotechnology and to liaise on various
efforts.
James K. Kelley
Suzannah K. Sundby
Corporate Subcommittee
To meet, connect, collaborate, educate,
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Chair
learn, and enjoy with other biotech
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Kelley
practitioners
in theK.
corporate
realm.
James K. Kelley
Sub-Chair
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Webinars Subcommittee
To present webinars for the
Services
Leader
Biotechnology Committee and the
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Plehn-Dujowich
general AIPLA
membership.​
Debora Plehn-Dujowich
Sub-Chair
Social/Regional Subcommittee
To provide
more opportunities
for our
Community
Leader
members to network and have fun in
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local regions.
Ling Zhong
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Public Communications Subcommittee
To tell the pro-patent innovation story; one that explains
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the truth so that it can be understood by average citizens
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Quinn
and dispel factually incorrect information
by
biased parties.