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| 1:00 pm - 1:15
pm |
Introduction
to the Program Georgia Yuan, President,
NACUA, General Counsel and Assistant to the President, Smith College
Kathleen Curry Santora, CEO, NACUA
Andrew Hughey, Chair, NACUA Legal Education Committee, General Counsel, Central State
University |
| 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
01.
Recent Developments in Research Roundtable: Statutes, Cases, New and Proposed Regulations
*Patent reform legislation
*Economic development pressures on universities: "bench-to-bedside"
*Institutional and individual conflicts of interest and financial disclosure
*Science and security
*BIS export control advisory and Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC)Moderator:
Beth E. Cate, Indiana University
Speakers
Robert Hardy, Director, Contracts and Intellectual Property, Council on Governmental
Relations (COGR), Washington, DC
Geoff Grant, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
Robert E. Bienstock, Yale University |
| 2:30 pm - 2:45
pm |
Break |
| 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm |
02. The Rainbow of Research Misconduct:
Analyzing the Spectrum
*Defining research misconduct
*Addressing allegations of misconduct
that fall outside the regulatory definition
*Managing research misconduct
investigations
*Recent cases
Moderator
Barbara Shiels,University of Minnesota
Speakers
Alex Dreier, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC
Christopher M. Patti, University of California |
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| 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm |
03.
Legal Ethics and the Culture of Research Compliance
*Surviving government investigations with the privilege intact
*Disclosure obligations
*Management and review of documents
*Role of counsel in research compliance
*Role of training in effectuating complianceModerator:
Ann Adams, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Speakers
Steven S. Dunham, Johns Hopkins University
Joanne M. McDevitt, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30
pm |
Reception
for Workshop Registrants and Presenters |
| Thursday, November 16 |
| 8:00 am - 9:15 am |
04A. Yours? Mine?
Ours? Research Collaborations and Drafting Effective Intellectual Property Sharing
Agreements
*Inter-institutional agreements
*International agreements
*Materials Transfer agreements
*CREATE Act documentation
*Shared facilities
*Joint employees
Moderator:
Judith E. Leonard, University of ArizonaSpeakers
Beth Lynn Maxwell, University of Texas System
Terence P. McElwee, University of Georgia Research Foundation
Robert E. Bienstock, Yale University |
| 8:00 am - 9:15 am |
Human Subject
Research Track
04B. IRB Issues
*Consent form issues: injury compensation, COI, and more
*Monitoring, investigating and reporting adverse events and non-compliance to OHRP or FDA
*Assurances scope and alternatives
*Centralized IRBs
*Registration and accreditationSpeakers
Mary Ellen Sheridan, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Chicago
Julia Hesse, Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA |
| 9:15 am - 9:30
am |
Break |
| 9:30 am -10:45 am |
Research Compliance
Track
05A. Tax-Exempt Bond Financed Facilities
*Regulating, monitoring and measuring private use
*MTA restrictions on private business use
*Shared facilities
*Loaned employeesModerator
Russell Herron, University of Chicago
Speakers
Nancy Burke, Chapman & Cutler, LLP, Chicago, IL
Bertrand M.Harding, Law Offices of Bertrand M. Harding, Alexandria, VA |
| 9:30 am -10:45 am |
Human Subject Research
Track
05B. Human Stem Cell Research
*Creating a framework -- one public, one private -- for doing hESC research
*Opportunities, quicksand, getting sideswiped, achieving results
*Challenging policy questionsModerator
Stephanie Gold, Hogan & Hartson
Speakers
Harriet Rabb, Rockefeller University
Geoffrey Lomax, Ph.D., California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, San Francisco,CA |
| 10:45 am - 11:00
am |
Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:15 pm |
Discussion Groups |
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06A. Export Control
Issues Mark A. Bohnhorst,
University of Minnesota
06B. Research, Technology Transfer and Insider
Trading
06C. Open Records Acts and Sponsored Research
Beth E. Cate, Indiana University
06D. Conducting Sponsored Research Abroad
Russell J. Herron, University of Chicago
06E. Conflicts of Interest in Sponsored
Research and Technology Transfer
Susan Ehringhaus, Association of American Medical
Colleges
Mary Ellen Sheridan, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Chicago |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30
pm |
Luncheon |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
Intellectual Property
Track
07A. Patent Law and Litigation Developments
*Process and business method patents, generally and related to on-line education tools
*Injunctive relief after eBay v. MercExchange
*Patentability of early stage developments
*USPTO developments and proposed rule changes
*Proposals and prospects for patent law reform
*Update on patent infringement claims and licensing requests in the wake of Duke v. Madey
*Update on influence of Knorr-Bremse Federal Circuit decision on adverse inferences
*Forthcoming Supreme Court review of obviousness standards: KSR International v.
Teleflex
*Forthcoming Supreme Court review of declaratory judgment actions by patent licencees: MedImmune
v. GenentechModerator:
Harold Evans, William & Anderson, PLC, Little Rock, AR
Speakers
Gina Carter, Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek, S.C., Madison, WI
Alan Gorman, Merchant & Gould, Atlanta, GA |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
Sponsored Research
Track
07B. Enforcement of Federal Grant Accounting
*Overview of recent Federal enforcement actions
*What is it like to experience an enforcement action?
*What can we learn from the experiences of others?
*Effort reporting and other favorite subjects of enforcement authorities
Speakers
Robert Kenney, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC
David Kennedy, Director, Costing Policies and Studies, Council on Governmental Relations
(COGR), Washington, DC |
| 2:45 pm - 3:00
pm |
Break |
| 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Intellectual Property
Track
08A. Open Source Software and University Research and Technology Transfer
*Tracking use of open source software and the complications of bundling
*Hidden licensing issues, restrictions and requirements
*Open source v. commercialization strategies
*The consequences of leaving faculty to their own devices--or--the costs of failing to
have an institutional policy on open source licensing
*Sponsor terms affecting contribution of software developments to open source projects
Moderator:
Madelyn Wessel, University of VirginiaSpeakers
Karin Rivard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Karen Copenhaver, Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP, Boston, MA |
| 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Sponsored Research
Track
08B. Industry Sponsored Research
*National initiatives to improve U/Industry research contracting
*Developing strategic relationships
*Working with pharma--their studies; investigators' studies
*Revising standard IP terms--changing your basic deal; deciding when to back off from your
basic dealSpeakers
Mark Bohnhorst, University of Minnesota
Karen Mullin, Boston University
Ann Hammersla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30
pm |
Break |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Discussion Groups |
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09A. Issues
Surrounding Departing Research Faculty 09B.
Open Source Software and University Research and Technology Transfer
Karin Rivard, MIT
Karen Copenhaver, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
09C. Patent Litigation and Patent Reform
Proposals
Harold Evans, William & Anderson, PLC, Little Rock,
AR
Gina Carter, Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek, S.C., Madison, WI
Alan Gorman, Merchant & Gould, Atlanta, GA
09D. Research-related Injuries and Medicare
Billing Issues
Julia Hesse, Ropes & Gray
09E. In Defense of Research: Animal Law and
Your Institution
*The movement by animal rights organizations to change
laws affecting colleges and universities
*Serving as a legal resource for scientists under siege
*Impact on individual researchers
*Helping institutions weather animal rights activists
Steve Michael, Vice President & General Counsel, Policy Directions Inc.
Randall Nelson, PhD, Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, The University of
Tennessee College of Medicine
Barbara Shiels, University of Minnesota |
| Friday, November 17 |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am |
10. Negotiations with
Private Industry Sponsors and Research Partners: Finding a Happy Medium *Intellectual property clauses
*Indemnification and research injury clauses
*Confidentiality and publications clauses
*Other contentious clauses
Speakers
Linda S. Feuster, University of Pittsburgh
Michael Lapin, Legal Counsel, Philips Medical System
Ken Leppert, Microsoft Corporation |
| 9:45 am - 10:00
am |
Break |
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
11. Beyond the
Basics: Experts on Export Controls Discuss Emerging Issues, with Applied Case Studies
*Developments in DC: Commerce, DoD, Homeland Security, Deemed Export Advisory Committee,
etc.
*Bio issues: export implications of select agent rules, of National Science Advisory Board
on Biosecurity publication recommendations
*Handling international collaborations, establishing international centers
*"Hot" technologies where you may need licenses: nano, space, others
Speakers
Jamie Lewis Keith, University of Florida
Richard Johnson, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC
Robert Hardy, Director, Contracts and Intellectual Property, Council on Governmental
Relations (COGR), Washington, DC |
| 11:15 am - 11:30
am |
Break |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
12. Facilitating a
Faculty Start-Up from Start to
..A Case Study Speakers
Gregory Brown, University of Minnesota
Mark Crowell, Associate Vice President for Economic Development and Technology Transfer,
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill |
Adjourn |
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