Save the Date: Rutgers Pharmaceutical Management Program, July 19-20, 2012

Gibbons P.C. is again proud to announce a two-day program for Pharmaceutical Management at the Rutgers University Blanche and Irwin Lerner Center for Pharmaceutical Studies in Newark, NJ. The program, which is open to the public, includes in-depth presentations relating to topics including intellectual property, regulatory, financial and marketing issues relating to the pharmaceutical industry, as well as drug development and the role of biotechnology in pharmaceutical development.

Gibbons P.C. will sponsor the luncheon on July 19th from 12:00 – 1:10 PM immediately after which veteran Gibbons IP Department attorneys will give presentations on issues germane to the pharmaceutical industry. Charles A. Gaglia, Jr., Esq. will discuss the importance of patents to the industry and how patents are obtained and enforced. Sheila F. McShane, Esq. will follow with a presentation concerning the interrelation of patent and regulatory issues and rights and the Hatch-Waxman Act. Ms. McShane also will discuss the balance among patent rights, generic competition and the government agencies involved therein.

Those interested in this important program should contact the Rutgers Business School-Newark, 1 Washington Park, Room 464, Newark, NJ 07102, (973) 353-1234.