[NYCInfoLaw] This Week with NYCInfoLaw

[Ashley Fry]

Another light week. Enjoy!

E-MAIL CONTENTS

         *Patent Roundtable: The Battle over Gene Patenting - Did
         Judge Sweet Get it Right?
         *Is Your Scholarship Really Yours? Copyrights, Publication
         Agreements, & Open Access
         *Pharma: Key Legal & Business Issues [RSVP]
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INFORMATION LAW EVENTS

          PATENT ROUNDTABLE: THE BATTLE OVER GENE PATENTING – DID
          JUDGE SWEET GET IT RIGHT?
          DECEMBER 2, 2009 @ 6 PM
          HOUSE OF THE ASSOCIATION, 42 WEST 44TH ST.
          In a recent controversial decision, Judge Sweet of the Southern
          District of New York refused to dismiss an action brought by the ACLU
          and the Public Patent Foundation on behalf of cancer researchers and
          women with breast cancer, or who may have the breast cancer gene,
          to invalidate patents relating to the gene. (Assoc. for Molecular
          Pathology et al. v. USPTO et al) Plaintiffs argue that genes should
          not be patentable subject matter under the patent laws, and that such
          patents are unconstitutional because they violate the right to free
          speech and impede the progress of science and the useful arts under
          Article I of the Constitution. The Court denied a motion to dismiss
          the complaint, finding that the plaintiffs have standing, and
          sufficiently stated causes of action for constitutional violations.
          Plaintiffs have now moved for summary judgment.
          At this interactive session, plaintiffs counsel from the Public
          Patent Foundation, a non profit organization which
          protects freedom in the patent system, and other patent prosecutors
          and litigators will discuss the various issues this case raises.
          Members of the Association and their guests are all welcome. The
          program is free.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

    For more information on any of these events, please visit
    nycinfolaw.org and view our calendar.

          IS YOUR SCHOLARSHIP REALLY YOURS? COPYRIGHTS, PUBLICATION
          AGREEMENTS, & OPEN ACCESS
          DECEMBER 2, 2009 @ 4 PM
          ICRC 114, MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 630
          WEST 168TH ST.

          PHARMA: KEY LEGAL & BUSINESS ISSUES [RSVP]
          DECEMBER 2, 2009 @ 6 PM
          MCNALLY AMPITHEATRE, FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL, 140 WEST 62ND
          ST. (BTW COLUMBUS AND AMSTERDAM)
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