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DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy welcomes S. Serge S
 hahinian\, Patent Agent and Partner\, Goudreau Gage Dubuc.\nAbstract\nThom
 as Jefferson\, when drafting the definition of a patentable “invention” in
  1793 (which persists today in slightly modified form)\, was likely unawar
 e that someday inventors would be seeking patent protection for genes and 
 proteins\, therapeutic and diagnostic applications\, and living material s
 uch as genetically-modified cells\, plants and animals. It is for this rea
 son that the interpretation of what constitutes patentable subject matter 
 is under constant evolution as new technologies are developed in the life 
 sciences. Examples shall be discussed of how the courts have interpreted s
 uch issues up to present day\, in an effort to assess trends and the futur
 e of patenting in the life sciences.\nAbout the speaker\nSerge Shahinian i
 s a Patent Agent and Partner with the intellectual property firm Goudreau 
 Gage Dubuc. He has been practicing in the intellectual property field sinc
 e 2000\, following prior doctoral and post-doctoral training in biochemist
 ry and biology. His practice covers a wide range of technologies in the li
 fe sciences\, including biotechnology\, and pharmaceutical and chemical te
 chnologies. His practice includes the procurement of patent rights in dome
 stic and foreign jurisdictions\, as well as opinions and counseling in pat
 entability\, validity and infringement matters.\nA request for accreditati
 on has been made to the Barreau du Québec for 1.5 hours of Continuing Lega
 l Education.
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LOCATION:NCDH 316\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36
 44 rue Peel
SUMMARY:The evolution of patenting in the life sciences: Where have we come
  from and where are we going?
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/event/evolution-patenting-life-sciences-
 where-have-we-come-and-where-are-we-going-219418
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