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International/Corporate - Hot Topics and Ethics Insights

Moderator: Jill Pierard, MaxCyte, Inc., Rockville, MD

Exploring the Ethics behind Duty of Disclosure in Discovery Practices and Litigation in Europe and the UK
Anthony Tridico, Finnegan Europe LLP, London UK

Latest Updates and Trends in Indian Patent Law
Vindhya S. Mani, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Bangalore, India

Brazil’s Reduction of Pharmaceutical Patent Term - Possible Legal Compensation
Joaquim Eugenio Goulart, Dannemann Siemsen, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Speakers

• Tridico, Anthony

  Finnegan | Partner

  Anthony Tridico, Ph.D. is a U.S. patent lawyer and a partner in Finnegan's Washington, DC Office. He spent many years as Managing Partner of Finnegan's European Offices, where he gained significant knowledge of the European Patent Convention (EPC) and the diversity of laws and practice among the European national systems. His knowledge of the various legal systems and how they differ from the U.S. allows Anthony to effectively counsel clients across life sciences industries with global interests in intellectual property.
• Srinivasamani, Vindhya

  Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan | Joint Partner

  Vindhya is a Joint Partner in the Technology Law Division at the firm. She is a registered advocate with the Delhi Bar Council with over 9 years of experience. She is primarily involved in IP opposition & litigation matters and regularly appears before the Trademark Office, Patent Office, PVP Registry, High Courts and the Supreme Court. She is also involved in advising clients on various aspects of IP and allied matters. She is also actively involved in litigation pertaining to Environmental law matters and advising clients regarding the same.
• Goulart, Joaquim

  Dannemann Siemsen | Partner

  With over 25 years of experience, Joaquim is a partner at Dannemann Siemsen and is currently responsible for the litigation group. He specializes in patent and trademark litigation, with substantial success in a number of litigations in Brazil. He received his law degree at Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, specialized in Economic and Corporate Law at Fundação Getulio Vargas and received his LLM in Intellectual Property Law from John Marshall Law School.
• Pierard, Jill

  MaxCyte | Associate General Counsel - Corporate Affairs

  Jill has more than 20 years’ experience advising clients on intellectual property and corporate law issues, including almost ten years as a trial attorney and more ten years advising corporations in-house. She was previously spent nine years in a dual role at an international multibillion dollar life sciences company leading the corporate legal needs for a $1B business unit and as Global Head of Intellectual Property, leading a team of 7 attorneys. She also spent 2 years as an Associate General Counsel at a pharmaceutical/ medical device company, advising on IP matters. She currently advises MaxCyte on a variety of IP and corporate issues.
• Kendall, Elizabeth

  Caterpillar inc. | Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property

  Elizabeth R. Kendall is a patent attorney at Caterpillar Inc. Her practice focuses on a variety of aspects of intellectual property law, including drafting and prosecuting design, plant, and utility patent applications for U.S. and foreign patent offices, as well as performing state-of-the-art, patentability, freedom-to-operate, and validity analyses in the electrical, mechanical, biomedical, chemical, and nuclear arts.