CANCELLED: Health Products and Devices: Therapeutic Goods, Patents and Privacy
Big changes are happening in Health law and regulation. The proposed Therapeutic Products Bill is about to hit Parliament and together with the new privacy laws and recent developments in patent litigation, this area of law is about to erupt.
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD hours
Chair: Rebecca Keenan, Barrister, Liberty Law; General Editor “Health Care and the law” (4th Edition)
2.00pm to 2.05pm Opening Comments by the Chair
2.05pm to 3.05pm: Regulatory Update: The New Therapeutic Goods Regime
The Government is currently reviewing and replacing the Medicines Act, and the Therapeutic Products Bill is expected to be introduced to Parliament soon. In this session you will examine:
- What’s in the current draft of the Bill
- What was open to discussion in the recent consultation, and what the possible outcomes are
- What the implications of this will be on the advertising and marketing of medical products and devices
Presented by Tim Mahood, Partner and Patent Attorney, Hudson Gavin Martin
3.10pm to 4.10pm: Health IP Update: Key Recent Patent Litigation Developments
Join Tim Mahood as he provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest patent litigation developments affecting the health sector.
Presented by Tim Mahood, Partner and Patent Attorney, Hudson Gavin Martin
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Privacy Update: Technology, Data and Privacy Pitfalls in the Health & Life Sciences Sector
- Changes to New Zealand’s privacy law
- Data breach reporting
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU's privacy law: practical issues for NZ companies with overseas dealings
- Perennial issues in life sciences direct marketing: building a clean database and what to do with a dirty one – when is it spam?
Presented by Kristin Wilson, Senior Associate, Bell Gully
Learning Objectives:
- Receive a critical update on the New Therapeutic Products Bill
- Examine the latest important developments in health patent litigation
- Gain insights into the effect of the new privacy laws on health and technology