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Concurrent Session Two: Chemical and Biotechnology Patent Law - ETHICS UPDATE

Moderator: Emil J. Ali, McCabe & Ali, LLP, Los Angeles, CA

• Duty to Disclose Non-Traditional Forms of Prior Art - MaryAnne Armstrong, Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP, Falls Church, VA
• Duty to Disclose Test Results - Tom Brody, independent consultant affiliated with the boutique firm, Patnstr, APC, and previously employed by the law firms, Baker & Hostetler, LLP and Coudert Brothers, LLP
• Ethical Considerations in Research Collaborations - Shilpi Banerjee, Sloan Kettering
  
  Hosted by the Biotechnology and Chemical Practice Committees
  
  

Speakers

• Banerjee, Shilpi

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Associate General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel

  Shilpi Banerjee serves as Associate General Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). Her practice includes oversight of patent prosecution, agreements related to the research enterprise at MSK, including sponsored laboratory research and clinical research, as well as transactional, licensing and litigation matters related to MSK intellectual property.
• Ali, Emil

  McCabe & Ali, LLP | Partner

  Emil J. Ali is a partner at McCabe & Ali, LLP where he focuses his practice on helping lawyers understand their obligations under state and federal law. As a registered patent attorney, a significant focus of his practice involves advising lawyers and law firms on all aspects of the intersection of IP and ethics matters. Emil’s work includes counseling clients on lateral transitions, malpractice avoidance, expert opinion and testimony, and respondent’s defense work before various bars and courts.
• Armstrong, MaryAnne

  Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP | Partner

  Dr. Armstrong is experienced in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, including in the fields of immunology, pharmaceutical chemistry, biotechnology, vaccines, organic chemistry, assay and drug screening systems, devices and plant patents.
• Brody, Tom

  Affiliated with Patnstr, APC | Independent Consultant

  Presently, Tom is an independent consultant doing patent prosecution work for four different companies in southern California. Tom has 18 years of patenting experience in biotechnology, immunology (vaccines, antibodies, CAR T-cells, dendritic cells), organic chemistry, medical devices, and mechanical devices.