GTC Counsel Erica Fishel to Present at IPWatchdog Women’s IP Forum

GTC counsel Erica Fishel will serve as a panelist for Protecting the Pipeline: Building Life Sciences Patent Portfolios for Long-Term Value at the IPWatchdog Women’s IP Forum, held September 23-25 in Ashburn, VA.

During the session, the panel will examine how life sciences companies build layered patent protection around their most important products and pipelines. The discussion will explore claim strategy, continuation practice, global filing decisions, platform and product protection, formulations, methods of treatment, manufacturing innovations, diagnostics, and follow-on developments.

Panelists will also consider how patent prosecution should be coordinated with regulatory milestones, competitive intelligence, partnering and financing activity, and broader commercial objectives. The focus will not simply be on obtaining patents, but on building portfolios that remain strategically relevant as the science, competitive landscape, and business opportunities evolve.