Trademark Ethics

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Dabbling in Trademark Law: A Primer on Ethics and Malpractice Risks for the Occasional IP Practitioner

Michael McCabe spoke on the ethical risks of “dabbling” in trademark law during a 1-hour ethics CLE on July 18, 2022 to a large virtual audience hosted by the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility (ABA-CPR).  Michael was joined by co-presenter and moderator Tracy L. Kepler, Risk Control Consulting Director for CNA’s Lawyer’s Professional Liability Insurance […]

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Mike Presented: Ethics for IP Practitioners: Avoiding Discipline Before the USPTO

This 60-minute online ethics program, presented for Virgina CLE, covers the latest developments and issues in intellectual property (IP) ethics for patent and trademark attorneys, including: Comparison between USPTO and Virginia Rules Conflicts of Interest in IP Representation Trademark Ethics Issues Signature Issues Unauthorized Practice of Law The program is available online for viewing from

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Mike Presented: Risk, Regulation and Reality – Best Practices for You and Your IP Firm

Mike participated in a 90-minute panel discussion with in-house experts from professional liability insurer CNA to address ethics and risk management issues in Intellectual Property Law practice for Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A., featuring: Sean Ginty – CNA Risk Control – Professional Responsibility and Profitable Practice Tracy L. Kepler – CNA Risk Control – A Day

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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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WTR: Decoding the nuances of ethical trademark practice before the USPTO

Emil J. Ali and Michael E. McCabe, Jr.’s feature in the World Trademark Review is available in WTR86. Read more at: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/ip-offices/decoding-the-nuances-of-ethical-trademark-practice-the-uspto (paywall) Direct link to PDF: WTR 86 – Decoding the nuances of ethical trademark practice before the USPTO A worrying number of trademark attorneys remain unaware of the USPTO’s Office of Enrolment and

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