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Mike Speaking – Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course

Mike is thrilled to instruct on ethics in intellectual property law as a distinguished faculty member of the Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course. The mandatory, full-day ethics event is essential for new members of the Virginia State Bar. This marks Mike’s 9th year as a Carrico Professionalism Course faculty member.  Mike’s extensive […]

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Emil speaking — Quimbee —Avoiding Discipline at the USPTO: Recent Developments in Patent and Trademark Ethics

Intellectual property law is complex, but the ethics of practicing patent and trademark law can be even more difficult to understand. This course aims to provide background that IP attorneys can take to ensure their conduct confirms the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct. The presenter, Emil J. Ali, is a registered patent attorney who focuses

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Mike Speaking on USPTO Sanctions at ABA International Law Section Asia/Pacific Conference: Law and Technology in a Changing World

Mike will lead and moderate an expert panel of U.S. and foreign attorneys on The U.S. PTO’s War Against the Unauthorized Practice of Patent and Trademark Law by Foreign Associates: Best Practice for Protecting Yourself and Your Clients from Sanctions and Discipline, one of  the featured programs at the ABA International Law Section’s Asia/Pacific Conference

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Mike Co-Authored Dibble Dabble Double Trouble: Mitigating the Risks of Dabbling in Your Law Practice

Mike co-authored Dibble Dabble Double Trouble: Mitigating the Risks of Dabbling in Your Law Practice, published by In Practice . . . With CNA – A Practitioner’s Perspective on Emerging Legal Trends (Issue 3, June 2023).  Co-authored with Tracy L. Kepler, Risk Control Consulting Director for CNA’s Lawyer Professional Liability program. This work presents the

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Mike Presented Recent Ethics Enforcement Trends in Patent and Trademark Matters Before the USPTO to Boston IPLA 3rd Annual Symposium

Mike presented on ethics and disciplinary trends for patent and trademark attorneys for the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association 3rd Annual Symposium.  Mike addressed multiple topics of interest including: Conflicts of interest in IP Knowing your IP client Duties of pre-filing investigations under 37 CFR 11.18 Unauthorized practice of law and the U.S. Counsel Rule

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