Drafting Effective Pharmaceutical Patents In-house Training

Drafting successful pharmaceutical patents is complex and there are many pitfalls and risks to be aware of. You need to ensure you’re maximising the protection for your, and your client’s, pharmaceutical inventions thorough both primary and secondary pharmaceutical patents.

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Format: Bespoke training
CPD: 12 hours for your records (depending on your requirements)
Certificate of completion

Course overview

The area of pharmaceutical patents is highly complex with many pitfalls to be aware of and to know how to mitigate against. During this course the expert faculty will take you through the key differences between the European and US systems and how these can impact your patents. They will explore the latest strategies and give you useful insights and practical solutions to your drafting issues. By understanding the importance of aligning your patent and regulatory strategies, you will improve your pharmaceutical claim drafting skills to the best advantage.

The practical claim drafting exercises included in the course will give you an opportunity to get to grips with the information in a safe environment and under the guidance of the expert trainers. They will help embed what you have learnt so that it can be taken back to the workplace and put into practice.

As well as receiving inside knowledge and top tips and advice from the highly experienced speaker, the course also provides a valuable opportunity to network with others in similar roles from different companies. By attending, you can discuss your challenges with colleagues and our expert faculty and find solutions to your questions.

Key topics covered in this intensive training programme include:

Drafting primary patents and secondary patents
Key differences between drafting for Europe versus the US
Claim drafting strategies for antibodies and other biologics
Drafting claims that ‘follow the label’
Drafting patent applications with sufficient supporting data – how much is enough?
Aligning your patent strategy with regulatory issues

This course is part of our collection of IP & Patents Training Courses.

Benefits of attending

By attending this course you will:

Understand how to draft primary patents in the small molecule and biologics fields
Ensure comprehensive protection for innovations from genetic sequences through to therapeutic applications
Learn how to protect medical use claims – first, second and Swiss-type
Get to grips with drafting claims for infringement
Consider regulatory issues and data protection
Enhance your knowledge of the data needed to support patent applications
Recognise the importance of correct data in avoiding inequitable conduct
Boost your knowledge of secondary patents and their benefits

Who should attend?

This course has been specially designed for:

Patent attorneys
In-house lawyers
Private practice lawyers
Patent agents and consultants

Reviews of IPI's Drafting Effective Pharmaceutical Patents training course

Excellent course, I would recommend - [I'm] more confident in drafting and prosecuting pharma patents..

May 12 2025

Roberta Sulcis Italy
IP manager, FRESENIUS KABI IPSUM S.R.L.

Nov 1 2022

A very good webinar overall and felt very worthwhile. I am really glad that I attended. After the first day the sessions were livelier, and the polls added a little extra dimension to recap and tease out some of the points made in the presentations. The discussion between the EU and US based presenters on points of divergence worked really well and made the sessions less static and more engaging.

Angela King United Kingdom
Patent Attorney, Croda Europe Limited