The recent proposal by government to codify ethics for pharma companies with uniform code of pharmaceutical marketing practices and recent changes in MCI guidelines and DGCI guidelines on gifting to doctors and medical profession means that it is no longer business as usual. With increased competitive pressure and closer scrutiny of regulators and other stakeholders, there is now an urgent need for pharmaceutical companies to proactively manage their internal process on governance, ethics and compliance to protect against potential financial penalties, possible product withdrawals and damaged reputations. And with significant investment in R&D by Pharma companies, high level of collaboration and cooperation between Indian and multinational pharma companies in contract research and manufacturing, managing and negotiating contracts and licensing agreements and having an effective patent strategy becomes more important than ever to avoid disputes which have an adverse financial and reputational impact on both parties. In view of the above Lex Witness presents India’s first comprehensive discussions dealing with important issues affecting the industry on governance, ethics, compliance, contracts management, licensing agreements and developing a proactive legal strategy for patent litigations.
The conference will feature more than 20+ expert speakers who will share their thoughts on the following:
1. Fraud and Corruption Management
2. Legal and regulatory compliance of ethics for pharmaceutical and bio-pharma companies in India
3. Legal risk management strategies for new product launches
4. Current regulatory developments & implications of changes to regulatory framework
5. Trends in patent opposition and litigation
6. Recent developments in pre-grant and post-grant opposition
7. Settlement strategies
8. Key elements of a compliance programme
9. Recent changes in clinical trials documentation requirements in India
10. Current Legal issues in Domestic & Cross Border site contracts
11. Contracts, Claims & Counter Claims & Licensing agreements
Focus groups:
Law firms
Pharma firms
Bio tech firms
Bio pharma firms
Copyright societies
Date: 05 October 2012
Venue: Hotel Holiday Inn, Mumbai
Link: https://lawyersclubindia.
Registration Fees:
FOR CORPORATES
1 Delegate - INR 8,000 ( 7600 for LAWyersclubindia and CAclubindia members )
2 Delegates - INR 15,000
3 Delegates - INR 18,000
FOR LAW FIRMS
1 Delegate - INR 10,000
2 Delegates - INR 17,000
3 Delegates - INR 22,000
Taxes Extra as Applicable
Date: 5th October 2012,
Venue: Hotel Holiday Inn, Mumbai
5% special discount for LAWyersclubindia.com members.
Contact:
Praveen Sharma
Ph- 9213750140