The pharmaceutical patenting process includes identifying an invention, writing a patent application that protects that invention, and prosecuting the application before the U.S. Patent Office (and patent offices throughout the world).  A basic understanding of this process is a must for any scientist (academic, industrial, or otherwise).  This talk will provide an overview of our current patent laws, and demonstrate how those laws are applied to a variety of pharmaceutical innovations, such as novel chemical entities and formulations.  This talk will also provide a foundation for understanding the rest of today’s discussions.

Pharmaceutical patent prosecution primer

256th National Meeting (2018)

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