Cambridge IP Summit 2019
22 October 2019
Thursday 10th October saw the hosting of the Cambridge Intellectual Property (IP) Summit at the Hilton Hotel. The event, hosted by leading international IP firm Marks & Clerk, brought together more than 90 delegates from organisations in Cambridge and beyond, to discuss the big issues in the world of innovation and technology exploitation.
Of particular focus were the life sciences and the software sectors. The talks were focused on technical themes such as hints and tips to maximise market access and pricing for medicines, the benefits of adaptive clinical trial protocols and their impact on IP, the patentability of blockchain technology, climate change technologies and a look at litigation options for technology companies when all else fails.
Amongst the speakers at the event were Luke Callan, Global Pricing & Market Access Director of AstraZeneca, Professor Chris Lowe, Emeritus Professor of Biotechnology, Yves Vanderperren, Examiner and Chairperson of the APEG Committee, Lia Young, Senior Corporate Counsel Intellectual Property of Caterpillar and Michael LeGoff, CEO of Sorex Sensors.
For further details, please contact:
Harry Picton-Turbervill
hpturbervill@marks-clerk.com