Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Partner, Morrison Foerster
Biography
Janet focuses on worldwide patent procurement, patent portfolio management, and strategic planning for life sciences companies. Her clients range from large multinational biopharmaceutical companies, such as Celgene and Genentech, to emerging startup companies around the world. She advises her clients on patent matters relating to various technologies, including antibody therapeutics, cell therapeutics, nanomedicine, gene therapy, drug delivery systems, diagnostics, and nutraceuticals. Janet works extensively in performing IP due diligence reviews in the contexts of VC investments, technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing and manufacturing clearance for biopharmaceutical products. She is noted for her indepth knowledge of patent landscapes in the fields of cancer immunotherapy, gene editing, nextgeneration sequencing, liquid biopsy, antibody manufacturing, and medical devices.
Talk
Evolving Case Law and Practical Strategies for Immunotherapy Patents
This discussion will focus on the latest patent law developments in the field of immunotherapy including patentability issues, recent case law, and patent strategy considerations.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Sharon Benzeno, Adaptive Biotechnologies
- PMWC 2024 Award Ceremony
Pioneer Honoree: Stanley Riddell, Fred Hutchinson
Pioneer Honoree: George Coukos, Ludwig Cancer Center
- Discovery of Novel Targets in Cell Therapies in Oncology and Autoimmune Disorders (PANEL)
Chair: Harlan Robins, Adaptive Bio
- Stanley Riddell, Fred Hutchinson
- Allison Betof Warner, Stanford
- Lawrence Fong, UCSF - Supply Chain 2.0 Getting Cell Therapies to Patients (PANEL)
Chair: John Knighton, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
- Amanda Pace, Sonoma Bio
- Laura Deschenes, Sana Biotechnology - Evolving Case Law and Practical Strategies for Immunotherapy Patents
- Janet Xiao, Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Emerging Clinical Data in Oncology Cell Therapeutics
Chair: Andrew Allen, Gritstone Bio
- Scientific Advancements in Individualized Cell Therapeutics for Oncology( PANEL)
Chair: Sharon Benzeno, Adaptive Biotechnologies
- Ira Mellman, Genenetch
- George Coukos, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
- Bobert Meehan, Moderna
- Dirk Nagorsen, Affini-T Therapeutics - AI-Enhanced Approaches in Cell Therapy Development
Chair: Suchit Jhunjhunwala, Genentech
- Brian Weitzner, Outpace Bio
- PMWC Showcase
- Arun Wiita, UCSF
