Mr. Glenn P. Ladwig, Partner of the Firm, Guest Speaker at the University of South Florida and Florida State University

Mr. Ladwig was invited by the University of South Florida’s Technology Transfer Office and the Florida State University College of Medicine to speak to university researchers and technology transfer professionals. The presentations were entitled “Repurposing – Obtaining Patent Protection Around New Uses of Old Drugs and Other Products.” Drug repurposing refers to the process of finding and developing new uses for existing drugs outside the scope of the original medical indication. Mr. Ladwig discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with obtaining patent protection on the new uses of repurposed drugs.