Speaking Engagements

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Mike Presented Signing Away Your License: USPTO’s Vigorous Enforcement of “Personal” Signature Rules and Pre-Filing Duties Under Rule 11.18

Mike presented an in-house CLE to Leydig, Voit & Mayer on the USPTO’s ethics and disciplinary enforcement trends relating to 37 C.F.R. 11.18 and compliance with the “personal” signature rules in 37 C.F.R. 1.4 and 37 C.F.R. 2.193.

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Mike Presented on IP Ethics at the Virginia State Bar Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course

Mike presented as a member of the teaching faculty on Ethics in IP and general ethics to newly-admitted members of the Virginia State Bar as part of the Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course.  The all-day course covered not only ethics and professionalism issues but also wellness in the legal profession.  Michael co-led the general ethics

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Mike Presented OED’s War Against Rule 11.18 Violations and the Unauthorized Practice of Law: Navigating Ethics Minefields and Avoiding USPTO Discipline

Mike presented to the Utah State Bar IP Sections 2023 IP Summit on recent developments in the USPTO’s efforts to stem the unauthorized practice of patent and trademark law, including ethical issues and risks when practitioners interface with unregulated intermediaries while delivering IP legal services to foreign clients.  The discussion also addressed best practices when

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Mike Presented Ethics and Malpractice for IP Practitioners and IP Transactional Attorneys

Michael McCabe presented the webinar, “Ethics and Malpractice for IP Practitioners and IP Transactional Attorneys,” to the members of the Washington D.C Chapter of the Licensing Executive Society USA & Canada.  The session, moderated by Ray Van Dyke, principal of Van Dyke Intellectual Property Law, addressed ethics risks and best practices for IP licensing and

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Mike Was Quoted in Law.Com Regarding Coke’s Attempt to Disqualify Paul Hastings

Mike was quoted on May 3. 2023, in Law.Com on Coca Cola’s attempt to disqualify Paul Hastings and the legal effectiveness of an advanced conflicts waiver.  The district court subsequently denied Coke’s motion and found the advanced waiver valid and effective.  Read more here.

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