Sonali (Lawyer) 28 August 2015

The 4th Annual Edition of Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit

After successfully completing 3 editions, Lex Witness proudly presents The 4th Annual Edition of Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit scheduled for 16th October 2015, The Leela, Mumbai

The upcoming edition focuses on various legal and regulatory challenges The Indian Pharma Sector has been going through across domains like Compliance, IPR, M&A and Regulatory.

The summit is framed around the opinions and suggestion of the industry experts themselves, which Team Witness has gathered through an aggressive research campaign. We hope that attending the summit shall help you and your colleagues to face the challenges that have gradually become a nightmare for the industry.

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SPECIAL ADDRESS BY SUMMIT CHAIR

Debolina Partap, Vice President Legal and General Counsel, Wockhardt Group

KEYNOTE SESSION : DEMYSTIFYING COMPLIANCE

Good Manufacturing Practices | Good Supply Chain Practices
Anti-Trade/Bribery/Corruption - FCPA, UK Anti-Bribery & PCA
Product Promotion - UCPMP & Global Perspective
Voluntary Disclosure of Non – Compliance
Pharmacovigilance
Product Liability Compliance

UNLEASHING THE SCIENCES OF TRADEMARKS & COPYRIGHT

Trademarks Enforcement Issues
Trade Dress
Madrid Protocol in India
Copyright
INN Names
Trade Secrets

M&A AND FDI RIDES OF THE INDIAN PHARMA SECTOR

Due Diligence
Regulatory Bodies – FIPB | DIPP | CCI
Challenges in executing a M&A Transaction

AN INSIGHT INTO THE CURRENT PATENT SCENARIO IN INDIA

Patents as incentives for R&D
Patent Criteria
Patent Enforcement
Compulsory Licensing
Voluntary Licensing - In Licensing/Out Licensing
Compliance Protocol of the Indian Patents Act
Challenges of Introducing a New Product
Global Pressures on Indian IP Policies
IP Portfolio - Identify, Protect, Valuate, Monetize
Data Exclusivity

THE REGULATORY SAGAS & THE CHALLENGES WITHIN

Clinical Trials
Drug Price Control Order 2013
Competition Act
Co Manufacturing & Co Branding Practices
D&C Act – Counterfeiting (Misbranding & Adulteration)
UCPMP & MCI Guidelines

INVITED & CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Debolina Partap, Vice President - Legal & General Counsel, Wockhardt Group,
Summit Chair, PLCS 2015

Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthy, Head-Regulatory Affairs (India), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Dr. Mandar M Kodgule, Vice President, Global IP & Strategic Planning & Sr. Director, Wockhardt Group
Ameet Datta, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates
Arshad Jamil, Senior Director Legal, Biocon
Arun Parikh, Sr. VP (Legal), Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Bhawna Sharma, Patent Agent, S.S. Rana
Dinesh Charak, Country General Counsel & Head Compliance, Novartis India
Gaurang Shah, Compliance Officer, Ajanta Pharma
Ghanashyam Hegde, Associate Director - Legal, Abbott India
J. Sai Deepak, Associate Partner, Saikrishna & Associates
Jayashree Swaminathan, CEO, Chess Consulting
Meera Vanjari, Sr. Vice President- General Counsel, Glenmark
Purnima Malkani, Sr. VP & Head Legal & IPR, Reliance Life Sciences
Rahul Gupta, General Manager - Corporate Regulatory Affairs, Piramal Enterprises
Samir Kazi, Director Legal, Pfizer India
Sanjay Kumar, Head Legal, Piramal Imaging SA
Suraj Singh, Head Legal & Compliance, Sandoz
Tapan Pati, Director & Senior Counsel Legal, Johnson & Johnson
Taranpreet Singh Lamba, Vice-President, Intellectual Property, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

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