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Study Group: FDA Medical Device Experts: Lawyers

Council Members in this Study Group: 29

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Stephen Bent, Partner, FOLEY & LARDNER LLPStephen Bent

Partner
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
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Stephen A. Bent is Partner and former co-leader of the Life Sciences Industry Team at Foley & Lardner in Washington, DC. He is also a member of the Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice Group and the Health Care and Nanotechnology Industry Teams. Mr....

Thomas Saunders, Of Counsel, RISSMAN HENDRICKS & OLIVERIO, LLPThomas Saunders

Of Counsel
RISSMAN HENDRICKS & OLIVERIO, LLP
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Thomas Saunders is an Of Counsel at Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio. He specializes in representing emerging medical technology, biotechnology/genetic engineering and pharmaceutical concerns, particularly as to patent prosecution, patent strategy, IP licensing...

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Marc Scheineson, Partner & Chair, Food and Drug Practice, ALSTON & BIRD LLPMarc Scheineson

Partner & Chair, Food and Drug Practice
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
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Marc Scheineson is a Partner with Alston & Bird where he heads the firm's Food and Drug Law Practice. He has practiced food and drug law, health care law and administrative law for over 20 years in national law firms and at the FDA. His practice focuses...

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RIPENING INHIBITORS: ROSY FUTURE OR BRUISED FRUIT?

December 21, 2007

Analysis by:Thomas Saunders, Of Counsel,

Current and Potential Commercial Applicationsof the Suppression of Ethylene Action by 1-MCP in Plants | www.rohmhaas.com

    Product shelf-life is a major economic concern for the agricultural industry.   The biological mechanism for regulating the ripening of fruits is mediated by ethylene.     Ethylene  management is addressed in three ways: 1) Ethylene absorption 2) Inhibition of ethylene biosynthesis and 3) Prevention of ethylene receptor signaling.     In the ripening control patent landscape novel cyclopropene compounds function as ethylene receptor blockers.  Of the 60 U.S. patents that have issued, approximately 15 are related to cyclopropenes, while the remaining 45 are more or less evenly distributed between about 20 different ethylene management technologies. AgroFresh Inc., a Rohm and Haas subsidiary, has staked out a significant position in ethylene receptor blocking technology by claiming a wide range of cyclopropene derivatives

Defending Knock-Offs: Head-to-head With Brand Names in Trademark, Copyright, and Internet Marketing

March 1, 2007

Analysis by:Thomas Saunders, Of Counsel,

Defending Knock-Offs: Head-to-head With Brand Names in Trademark, Copyright, and Internet Marketing | www.iptoday.com

-Name Brands vs, Knock-Offs: Strategies and Counter-Strategies

-Vulnerabilities of Name Brand Copyrights

-Why the internet Knock-Off market will always exist

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Law Firm (general practice/large)
  • Law Firm (Boutique / Specialized)
  • Medical Device Manufacturer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Partner
  • Legal Counsel

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