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2014 Mid-Winter ExpoBIOTECHNOLOGYBIOTECHNOLOGYBIOTECHNOLOGYBIOTECHNOLOGY
Biotechnology IP practitioners and companies, however, face very significant challenges in helping the world realize this promise.
The overall mission of the Biotechnology Committee is to serve as resource, educator, and advocate for its members, AIPLA, government institutions, and people everywhere so that the promise of Biotechnology may be more fully realized globally.
To realize the promise of Biotechnology in health, energy, environment, and food requires a reliable, global IP system that rewards innovation without inhibiting it and protects investments in new products and new jobs.
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ChairSuzannah K.
Sundby
Vice ChairTim Meigs
Issues LeaderVicki Norton
To provide more opportunities for our members to network and have fun in local regions.
Community Leader
Ling Zhong
Social/Regional Subcommittee
Ling Zhong
Sub-Chair
To present webinars for the Biotechnology Committee and the general AIPLA membership.
Services LeaderDebora Plehn-
Dujowich
Webinars Subcommittee
Debora Plehn-Dujowich
Sub-Chair
Biosimilars SubcommitteeTo 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 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
Sub-Chairs
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 institutions and promote the interaction, collaboration and 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.
Mark BloomSub-Chair
Biotech Litigation Subcommittee
To disseminate information useful to those litigating biotech patents, including how district courts and the Federal Circuit apply new substantive and procedural law in the biotech area.
Bryan Diner Carolin Shining
Sub-Chairs
George Yu
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 environment; to serve as a clearing house for ideas on 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.
Betsy HaanesSub-Chair
Plant Biotech SubcommitteeTo 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 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
Sub-Chairs
Buzz Editor
Jessica Zurlo
To monitor and report on domestic and international laws relating to the intellectual property protection of inventions involving genetic materials, diagnostic products, and methods utilizing such, especially those relating to personalized medicine.
Diagnostics & Gene Patenting Subcommittee
David Dalke Ling Zhong
Sub-Chairs
International Subcommittee
To report on biotech patent issues, laws, and best practices around the world and bring together the global biotech patent community.
Trevor Davies David Read
Sub-Chairs
Technology Transfer & Licensing Subcommittee
To define the various licenses and other commercial relationships among industry and institutions, and business considerations that play 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
Sub-Chairs
Industrial Biotech Subcommittee
To monitor patent issues, litigation, and regulations pertinent to the development and commercialization of biotechnology for industrial purposes, including manufacturing, alternative energy white biotechnology, including alternative energy such as biofuels, and biomaterials; and to provide advice to the Biotechnology Committee leadership in matters involving in advocacy and promoting the value of intellectual property in this emerging area.
Judy RoeslerSub-Chair
Public Communications Subcommittee
To tell the pro-patent innovation story; one that explains the truth so that it can be understood by average citizens and dispel factually incorrect information disseminated by biased parties.
Sub-ChairGene Quinn
PTAB Actions Subcommittee
To monitor post-grant trial proceedings at the PTAB pertaining to, or selectively impacting, biotechnology; to provide Committee leadership and membership with periodic reports, and play a role in advocacy considerations, when pertinent.
Herb HartSub-Chair
Case Law Reviews Subcommittee
To provide summaries of legal developments relevant to intellectual property that affects biotechnology both in the United States, and worldwide; to include informed commentary that spurs on further discussion; and to provide a simple way for our members to increase their involvement in AIPLA’s work. Nick Landau Melanie
Szweras
Sub-Chairs
HOT BIOTECH Subcommittee
To track important, breaking issues and provide timely “news you can use” updates. Noel CourageSub-ChairIs this YOU?
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 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
Sub-Chairs
Liaisons Subcommittee
To establish stronger mutually beneficial relationships with organizations having significant involvement and interests in issues relating to biotechnology and to liaise on various efforts.
James K. Kelley Suzannah K. Sundby
Sub-Chairs
To meet, connect, collaborate, educate, learn, and enjoy with other biotech practitioners in the corporate realm.
Past ChairJames K. Kelley
Corporate Subcommittee
James K. Kelley
Sub-Chair
Past Vice Chair
Carol Nielsen
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