Overview
McDermott is a proud sponsor of American Conference Institute’s (ACI) Paragraph IV Disputes conference. Partners Doug Carsten and Jason Leonard are attending and speaking at the conference taking place in New York City April 19-20, 2023. As the premier forum shaping the law, policy and proceedings of Paragraph IV litigation, this conference will provide opportunities to discuss, debate and analyze the latest trends, decisions, and legislative and regulatory advancements affecting Hatch-Waxman litigation.
Doug is speaking on a panel titled “Legal Spend Management: Best Practices for Budgeting Pharmaceutical IP Litigation—Monitoring Legal Spend and Balancing the Budget.” His panel covers how to account for inflation, forecasting the budget by phase and quarter, deciding what components should be incorporated into the budget and more for those interested in the business of PIV disputes.
Jason is speaking on a panel titled “Skinny Labeling and the Infringement of Repurposed Patents: Winning Strategies, New Approaches to Carve Outs, and Induced Infringement of Method Claims.” To address the battle over the common generic carve-out, Jason’s panel will evaluate the impact of GSK v. Teva, Amarin v. Hikma and their progeny on proving induced infringement, discuss strategies for claim drafting in view of these decisions, detail what every patent owner needs to consider when labeling FDA-approved products and more.
