Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Philip W. Grubb, Former Intellectual Property Counsel, Novartis International AG,Peter R. Thomsen, Swiss and European Patent Attorney, ,Tom Hoxie, Patent Attorney and Founder, Hoxie & Associates LLP

Philip Grubb is formerly Intellectual Property Counsel of Novartis International AG, and Adjunct Professor of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH (2007-8).


Peter R. Thomsen is a Swiss and European Patent Attorney and a CEIPI (University of Strasbourg) tutor. He was elected into the Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) for the period 2011-2014 and is currently working as Global Head IP-Policy and Senior Manager IP-Litigation at Novartis International AG.


Tom Hoxie is a Patent Attorney with over 25 years of experience in intellectual property law, and founder of his own law firm, Hoxie & Associates LLC. He has given numerous seminars on patent law to patent attorneys in the United States and Europe and was a tutor in European patent law for the Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriete Industrielle (CEIPI) at the Universite de Strasbourg.

Part I: Introduction and Background to the Modern Patent System
1. The Nature and Origins of Patent Rights
2. Historical Developments
3. Harmonization of Patent Law
Part II: Patent Law and Procedure
4. What can be Patented
5. Filing a Patent Application
6. Obtaining a Granted Patent: Patent Cooperation and Treaty Procedure