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Konrad Sechley is a principal patent agent in Gowlings' Vancouver office and chair of Gowlings' Life Science Industry Group. He is the former national leader of the Patent Prosecution Practice Group. His practice focuses on patent protection in the biotechnological, agricultural, pharmaceutical chemical, cleantech, biofuel and bioenergy sectors in Canada, U.S. and abroad. He works with a full range of clients including government, university and hospital research labs, startup and mid-sized biotech, cleantech, pharmaceutical and multinational corporations.
He is a registered patent agent in Canada and the United States and a qualified Canadian patent examiner.
Prior to joining Gowlings, Konrad worked as a post-doctoral research scientist in several university, government and industrial research labs in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology (cloning, protein sequencing, antibody production, analysis of developmentally induced genes).
Konrad is involved in the training of patent agents within Gowlings, the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys.
Konrad has published numerous articles and speaks regularly on IP protection in biotechnology.
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"Intellectual Property - an international view", University of British Columbia, March 14, 2012
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Chair of IPIC Patent Agent Tutorials; tutor for Patent Drafting module, Gatineau, Quebec February 27-28, 2012
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"Developments in Canadian Life Science Patent Law", Conference on International Law, Center for International Legal Studies, Denver CO, February 13-17, 2012
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"IP Strategies for Life Science Companies", co-presented with Sean Alexander, Gowlings Life Science Webinar series, November 28, 2011
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"Identifying and Protecting Intellectual Property/Pursuing Partnerships with the Private Sector", Edmonton, Alberta Innovates Health Solutions, October 13, 2011
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"Patent drafting and prior art", Toronto, tutor in FICPI patent claim drafting work shop, October 1-2, 2011
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"America Invents Act", Vancouver, University of British Columbia, University Industry Liaison Office, September 29, 2011
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"Global Markets and Foreign IP Laws - IP Issues for Life Sciences Companies", Vancouver Licensing Executive Society, May 25th, 2011; co-presented with Sean Alexander
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"Patent Protection in Biofuels and Bioenergy" in Life Sciences & Law, current issues 2011/12
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"Methods of Medical Treatment and Dosage Claims" in Life Sciences & Law, current issues 2011/12; coauthored by Gloria Hsi and Alaka Chatterjee
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"Intellectual Property", Vancouver, Student Biotechnology Network, Venture Ready Program, May 24, 2011
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"Getting the IP Strategy that is Right for You", Insights Magazine, BIOTECanada, Spring 2011, co-authored by Jane Clark, John Norman, Mary Thomson, and Jennifer Wilkie
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"Patent Protection in Bioenergy and Biofuels, a Global View", Toronto, BIO - World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing, May 8-11, 2011
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"Patent Drafting", Gatineau, QC, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Patent Agent Training Tutorials, February 28 - March 1, 2011; Chair of 2011 Patent Agent Tutorials
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"Emerging Challenges for Obtaining Patent Protection in the Life Sciences", Salzburg, Austria, Centre for International Legal Studies, February 2, 2011
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"IP: What's in it for you", Canadian Intellectual Property Office Bank of Speakers Workshop, Bow Valley College, Calgary, January 26, 2011
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"Patent Law" (2010 update), in Life Sciences Law in Canada, Blanchard & Steinberg eds., Carswell.
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"IP Issues in Bioenergy and Biofuels", Honolulu, Hawaii BIO PacRim Conference, December 11-14, 2010
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"Amazon: impact on Life Science patenting", Vancouver BC, Licensing Executive Society, November 8, 2010
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"Patent Protection in Bioenergy and Biofuels", Edinburgh, Scotland, European Forum on Industrial Biotechnology, October 19-22, 2010
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"New Canadian Patent Rules", Webinar, October 18, 2010
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"Advanced Patent Issues in Biotechnology", Winnipeg Manitoba, Life Science Association of Manitoba Workshop on Developing a winning IP and Business Strategy, October 6, 2010
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"Advanced Life Science Patent Issues", Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, September 12-15, 2010
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"Bioenergy and Patenting", Prince George BC, International Bioenergy Conference, June 8, 2010
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"Advanced Claims Drafting Life Sciences" Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Workshop Toronto, Ontario, May 11-12, 2010
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"Open access and Patents" Calgary Alberta, Nutrient Forum, May 5-7, 2010
- "IP: What's in it for you" Squamish, BC, Canadian Intellectual Property Office Bank of Speakers Workshop April 20, 2010
- "IP Strategy" and "Advanced Issues in Life Science Patenting", Victoria, BC, National Research Council - Industry Research Assistance Program Workshop on Technology Commercialization, March 3, 2010
- "Patent Drafting”, Gatineau, Quebec, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Patent Agent Training Tutorials, March 1-3, 2010
- Center for International Legal Studies (February 5, 2010; Salzburg, Austria) "Five Issues impacting Patent Validity and Prosecution in Canada"
- “Open Source In Biotechnology” AUTM Conference, Vancouver, B.C. September 14, 2009
- “Patent Protection in BioFuels and Bioenergy” BIO World Congress, Montreal, Quebec, July 22, 2009
- “Surviving an IP Audit” June 10, 2009, Vancouver, B.C. Industrial Research Assistance Program
- “Protecting IP in Turbulent Times” May 14, 2009, Gowlings Webinar
- “Patent Drafting”, March 1-3, 2009 Gatineau, Quebec, IPIC Patent Agent Training Tutorials
- “Biotech Patent Protection” December 1, 2008, Victoria B.C. in "Legal Kit for Start-up Biotech Co's" with Life Science BC
- ”The Law and Computers Associate of Japan" Vol 20; November 20, 2008
- Tutor in FICPI Claim Drafting Workshop October 31-November 2, 2008; Kingston, Ontario
- "IP Issues in Clean Tech", BIO PacRim Conference, September 12, 2008; Vancouver B.C.
- "Open Source in Biotechnology", August 26, 2008, Cork, Ireland, Agricultural Biotech Industry Conference (ABIC)
- "Advanced Claim drafting in Biotech and Pharma", June 12, 2008, Vancouver, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
- "Advanced Claim drafting in Biotech and Pharma", June 10, 2008, Toronto, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
- "IP and Business Law primer" April 23, 2008; Calgary, Alberta, CIPO Bank of Speakers Program, with the Alberta Innovation Council
- "Open Source in Biotechnology" April 17, 2008, Saskatoon Saskatchewan in "Current Issues in Protecting and Commercializing Biotechnology" Workshop
- "Recent changes to US patent practice" April 17, 2008, Saskatoon Saskatchewan in "Current Issues in Protecting and Commercializing Biotechnology" Workshop
- "Open Source in Biotechnology" March 30, 2008, Salzburg Austria, Center for International Legal Studies
- "Patent Drafting", March 3-4, 2008 Gatineau, Quebec, IPIC Patent Agent Training Tutorials Co-authored update chapter along with J. Erratt, I. Colton. S. Patenaude; "Patent Law" in LSIG’s Life Science Law in Canada 2007 & 2008 (Butterworths) Chapter 2
- Tutor in FICPI Claim Drafting Workshop November 23-25, 2007; Kingston, Ontario
- "Open Source in Biotechnology" October 13, 2007, IPIC/LES Annual Meeting, Vancouver B.C.
- “Understanding New Canadian Rules” October 11, 2007 Gowlings Webinar
- “Basics of IP", July 7, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CIPO Bank of Speakers initiative; Manitoba Inventors Society
- “IP issues and Laws of Nature” April 2, 2007 Center for International Legal Studies Vancouver, B.C.
- "Patent Drafting", March 8-9, 2007, Gatineau, Quebec, IPIC Patent Agent Training Tutorials
- "Basics of Patent Protection" Feb 28, 2007, Vancouver B.C. BioTalent Workshop
- “Current IP Issues in Biotech Patenting” Feb 22, 2007 in Ottawa, Ontario, to Deputy Minister Agriculture Canada
- "Biotech IP landscape" January 30, 2007, Vancouver, B.C., BC Cancer IP Workshop
- "Issues in Canadian Biotech IP", December 6, 2006, Minneapolis Minnesota, Life Science Alley Conference
- "Patent Issues in Nanotechnology" June 12, 2006, Vancouver B.C. in “Omics, Genomics”
- “Global Issues in Biotech Patenting” March 13, 2006, Salzburg Austria, Center for International Legal Studies
- "Patent Drafting", March 3-4, 2006, Gatineau, Quebec, IPIC Patent Agent Training Tutorials
- "Intro to IP", March 9, 2006, Ottawa, Canada, University of Ottawa
- "Basics of IP Protection" February 24, 2006, Vancouver, B.C. Industrial Research Assistance Program
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