Michael McCabe and OED Director Will Covey will lead the opening Plenary session for the ABA Intellectual Property Law Section’s 2024 Annual Meeting (IPLSpring), in North Bethesda, Maryland. Will and Mike will address those nightmares that keep patent and trademark lawyers awake at night. Former Acting PTO Director Teresa (Terry) Rea will moderate this spirited […]
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
Mike will be moderating a panel of expert patent attorneys from the United States and Korea on developing issues at the USPTO regarding foreign associate practices and sanctions that have been imposed on owners of trademark and patent rights. Featuring speakers Thomas J. Kowalski (Duane Morris), William Park (WPA Law Firm), and Kyle J. Choi
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
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
