Yoon Kang & David Schwartz review the year’s biggest changes in Canadian patent law at LSPN

Smart & Biggar is pleased to sponsor the Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) North America Spring Conference in Boston, MA, on April 25, 2019.

As part of the conference, partners Yoon Kang and David Schwartz will co-present a year in review of Canadian patent rights, and finish with a future perspective. Topics covered will include the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, the Budget Implementation Act, new patent rules, notable patent cases and Canadian pharma developments.

Yoon and David will be joined by partner Gunars Gaikis, who will also be in attendance to meet with senior-level executives and in-house patent counsel from leading companies in the life sciences and intellectual property industries.

The LSPN North America Spring Conference launches the 2019 Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review (LSIPR) patent conference series. The provides delegates with an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into the important industry issues; listen to best-in-class case studies; keep on top of the likely forward impact of key judgements and political jolts; and network with global patent peers.

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