Edward J. Kelly, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP to Speak at KC’s Emerging Issues in Healthcare IP: Medical & Mobile Tech Explored Live Webcast

New York, NY, February 01, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Edward J. Kelly, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Emerging Issues in Healthcare IP: Medical & Mobile Tech Explored.” This event is scheduled for February 28, 2014 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:
http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_Healthcare_IP.html

About Edward J. Kelly

Ed is a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP. He focuses on patent matters handling proceedings at the U.S. and European Patent Offices including reexaminations, inter partes review, European oppositions and third party observations. He also manages patent portfolios and represents clients during investments, on legal opinions and with licensing. He has extensive experience before the Board of Appeals at the U.S. Patent Office, and before the examining and opposition division of the European Patent Office.

About Ropes & Gray LLP

A global law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys in 11 offices across three continents, Ropes & Gray is a trusted legal advisor to clients in all stages of development across all sectors of the world economy. Among the top 20 firms on The American Lawyer's "A-List," Ropes & Gray offers a range of practices universally recognized for the quality of performance. The firm works collaboratively on everything from mission-critical transactions to "bet-the-company" litigation, assembling flexible, results-oriented teams that address the singularly complex needs of its clients and promote its clients' business success.

Event Synopsis:

Intellectual property & mobile technology continue to play a significant role in healthcare. Staying on top of this rapidly evolving field requires vigilance, and for health care leaders, it requires an understanding of the latest tools and challenges, as well as potential pitfalls.

In this two-hour webcast prepared by the Knowledge Group, a panel of speaker experts and regulators will discuss how IP and mobile technology are coming into play today and explain their potential impact to the future of healthcare.

Some of the topics to be covered in this course are:
• Healthcare IP and Health and Mobile Medical IT: an Overview
• The Summary of the IP Landscape for Mobile Medical IT
• Patent Application Procedures
• New Tools Under US Patent Law to Eliminate Infringement Risk
• Copyright & Ownership
• Emerging Issues in Healthcare IP
• Risk Management
• Up-to-minute Regulatory Issues

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.