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Emil Published–USPTO attorney discipline enforcement: a look ahead

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  McCabe Ali’s Emil J Ali notes that a period of leadership flux at the USPTO hasplaced unusual scrutiny on the OED, with its next director poised to influenceeverything from practitioner admissions to how the agency responds to mountingconcerns over fraud, sanctions and proportionality in attorney discipline. Since the beginning of 2025, the USPTO’s OED […]

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

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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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“Stay In Your Lane: Patent Agents Must Respect Limited License Rights” Published by AIPLA

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May 1, 2020 Publication: The Agent – An AIPLA Patent Agents Committee Publication Article: “Stay In Your Lane: Patent Agents Must Respect Limited License Rights” by Michael E. McCabe, Jr. The article addresses the ethical restrictions on Patent Agents’ right to practice outside of patent law before the USPTO.

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Where We Are Now: Evolution of PTO Ethics Opinions – Published In State Bar of Michigan IPLS Proceedings, Vol. 29, Issue 2 (2018)

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Michael E. McCabe, Jr.’s article, entitled, “Where We Are Now: Evolution of PTO Ethics Opinions” was published in IPLS Proceedings (2018), a quarterly publication of the Intellectual Property Law Section (IPLS) of the State Bar of Michigan. This article first appeared under a different title in September 2017 in IPethics & INsights. The article is now

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Published In State Bar of Michigan IPLS Proceedings – Vol. 29, Issue 1 (2018)

Invention Promoters, IP Ethics, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, PTO Ethics Decisions, PTO Ethics Rules, Published Works, Speaking Engagements /

Michael E. McCabe, Jr.’s article, entitled, “Are Your Firm’s Foreign Associate Practices Ethical?” was featured in a front-page article Vol. 29, Issue 1 of IPLS Proceedings (2018), a quarterly publication of the Intellectual Property Law Section (IPLS) of the State Bar of Michigan.   This article first appeared in September 2017 in IPethics & INsights.   The article is

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