Contra Costa County Bar Association  

Intellectual Property Section is sponsoring:

A Tale of Tribal Patent Shield

Thursday, March 15, 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Event provided by CCCBA

 

      

 

Speaker

Yifan Mao, Esq.—Kilpatrick Townsend

 

The presentation will discuss using tribal sovereign immunity as a defense in patent cases as in Allegan v. Teva. The role of state sovereign immunity in patent cases will also be discussed to a lesser degree. 

 

Yifan Mao focuses her practice on patent counseling, prosecution, and due diligence matters in the chemistry and life sciences industries, focusing in areas relating to diagnostics, large molecule therapeutics, devices, and bioinformatics.

 

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Mao was a senior patent agent at Mendel Biotechnology Inc. in Hayward, California where she represented technologies including genomics, bioenergy, agriculture, and biochemistry and drafted and prosecuted domestic and international patent applications. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Mao held research positions in a number of biotech companies, including Genentech and Genencor International (now DuPont Industrial Biosciences), focusing on cancer therapeutics and immunotherapy research.

 

The Contra Costa County Bar Association certifies that this activity has been approved for 1 hour of General MCLE credit by the State of California, Provider #393.

 

MCLE Credits

General

1 hr

 

Cost

Members: When you register, we’ll calculate the best price based on your membership level and section membership. Not a member? Join today to take advantage of discounted pricing on all CCCBA events.

 

	Full Price	Early Bird Price
Section Member Special Pricing
Intellectual Property Section	$15.00	—
Members	$20.00	—
Non-Members	$25.00	—

 

Location

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
2175 North California, Suite 600
Walnut Creek CA 94596

 

 

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