IP Ethics CLE

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Mike Presented: Conflicts of Interest in Patent Prosecution-Ethical Problems and Their Solutions

Michael McCabe (McCabe Ali LLP) and Thomas Scherer (Osha Bergman Watanabe Burton) spoke to a joint group of Japan and U.S. patent attorneys on identifying and resolving common conflicts of interest that arise in patent representation, including: Patent subject matter conflicts Representing joint inventors and assignees Corporate family conflicts Opinion conflicts

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Mike Presented: Entry Into an International World-The Civil Trade Secret Case Morphs Into a Criminal Trade Secret Case

Michael McCabe (McCabe Ali LLP) and Charles M. Dalziel, Jr. (Dalziel Law Firm) explored the intersection between trade secret criminal and civil litigation and ethics in this 90-minute live interactive videoconference program for the Georgia Bar IP Section.

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Trademark

Mike and Emil Presented Trademark Representation Risks: Best Practices for Reducing Malpractice and Ethics Complaints

In this 90-minute live interactive CLE, Michael McCabe and Emil Ali jointly presented on hot topics in ethics and malpractice in trademark law, including: Fraudulent specimens The duty of reasonable inquiry Signature issues in trademark filings Amazon brand registry and bona fide usage The U.S. Counsel Rule Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL)

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Patent Prosecutor Ethics – PLI’s Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp 2020

Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp 2020: An Introduction to Patent Drafting, Prosecution, and Litigation (formerly live, webinar due to Corona Virus) https://www.pli.edu/programs/patent-fundamentals-bootcamp?t=live&p=277911  

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A Trademark Attorney’s Guide to the OED – and How to Avoid Inadvertent Ethical Violations

In this Ethics CLE, former OED attorney Emil J. Ali will provide a brief introduction to the USPTO’s Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) and will explain how to ensure compliance with the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct. Trademark attorneys are often unaware, until it is too late, that their conduct may not comport with

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