Management of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Issues in Clinical and Translation Research

MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND REGULATORY ISSUES
IN CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

11 March 2013 at the Associate Laboratory IBMC.INEB, Porto, Portugal

Organised by Health Cluster Portugal with the collaboration of INEB

The Health Cluster Portugal (HCP) will promote, on the 11^th of March 2013 the workshop "Management of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Issues in Translational and Clinical Research"

The initiative, in collaboration with Infarmed, INPI and INEB (under the Marie Curie Initial Training Network IB² – Industrial Biological Biomaterials Doctorate), will take place at the Associate Laboratory IBMC.INEB, between 09h30 and 17h45.

Target audience: The hands-on workshop will be open to researchers, health professionals, entrepreneurs, R&D managers and technology transfer professionals (in addition to the IB² fellows).

PROGRAMME (sessions in English)

09H30 | Module 1: Industrial Property and technology rights  
Dr. Nuno Pedroso (INPI)

Module contents:  1. Industrial Property and inventions: general concepts. 
2. Patentability criteria, limitations regarding the subject and the patent, special cases of patentability (particular emphasis will be given to inventions relating to human health, biotechnology and genes or partial genetic sequences). 
3. The process of filling a patent. Routes of IP protection: National; European; International. Associated costs.
4. Filing a patent application (Pedido Provisório de Patente - PPP) and corresponding requirements. Conversion to PCT phase (pedido definitivo) and amendments to technical aspects of the application. Associated costs.

10H45 | Coffee break.

11H00 | Module 2: Search of technological information. Databases in the Biotechnology field
Dr. Nuno Pedroso (INPI)

Module contents:  1. Patent classification.
2. Searches in patent databases. 
3. Searches in biotechnology databases.

13H00 | Lunch (free)

14H00 | Module 3: How to perform clinical trials in Portugal? Practical guidelines for Researchers, Promoters and Clinical Trials Centres  
(Infarmed)

Module contents:  1. Clinical trials on drugs for humans and clinical studies on medical devices: scientific, legal and regulatory framework. 
2. Practical guidelines for the different stages of clinical trials. 
3. Using the National Platform for Clinical Trials (Plataforma Nacional de Ensaios Clínicos - PNEC).

15H45 | Coffee break

16H00 | Module 4: The circuit of medical devices and medical devices for diagnostics in vitro : overview of legal requirements and proceedings, practical guidelines for the intervening actors
(Infarmed)

Module contents:  1. Clinical evaluation / Functional evaluation. 
2. Classification and frontiers.
 3. Evaluation of Conformity.
4. Notified body. 
5. Launching into the Market. 
6. Registry.
7. Acquisition and Use. 
8. Market Supervision.

17H45 | Closing

REGISTRATION

Those interested in the Workshop must fill in the registration form (available here) and send it to info@healthportugal.com by the 1^st of March 2013.
Since the number of vacancies is limited, the participation in the Workshop will be subject to confirmation.
The participation is free of charge.
All session will be in English.

Co-sponsored by FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN-EID IB² - Industrial Biological Biomaterials Doctorate, a Marie Curie Initial Training Network