Speaking Engagements

Description: Navigating the Ethical landscape of patent and trademark practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has grown increasingly complex, with recent enforcement actions and rulemaking, underscoring the agency’s heightened focus on unique standards for USPTO practice. This presentation highlights how the USPTO’s ethical standards, codified in the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, […]

This webinar will focus on specialized ethical issues facing IP lawyers, especially patent attorneys who are registered to practice in patent matters before the USPTO. The presenter, a registered patent attorney who focuses his practice on ethics for IP lawyers, will discuss topics including inequitable conduct, malpractice avoidance, candor obligations to the USPTO, and other

Banner Witcoff Presentation – Cautionary Case Tales Traps, Gaps and Mishaps:  IP Cautionary Case Tales & The Lessons Learned: This webinar will explore recent key intellectual property (IP) cases that highlight potential risks and pitfalls for practitioners and their clients. Each case will be analyzed to identify crucial risk management strategies and/or legal ethics issues,