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Mike Speaking at Licensing Executive Society – Ethics Issues for IP and Other Attorneys: Best Practices for Avoiding Common Mistakes

Ethics CLE, Intellectual Property, IP Ethics, IP Ethics CLE, Legal Malpractice, Licensing Ethics, McCabe//Ali, Michael E. Mccabe, Jr., Transactional Ethics, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, USPTO Sanctions /

Mike spoke at a webinar-hosted CLE for the Licensing Executive Society USA & Canada on ethics issues facing attorneys in intellectual property and other fields of law.  Attorneys are facing scrutiny by government regulators over whether their law practices comply with the USPTO rules of professional conduct. Lawyer and their employers who run afoul of […]

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

Competence, Ethics CLE, IP Ethics CLE, IP Malpractice, Legal Ethics, Patent Ethics CLE, PTO Ethics Rules, Published Works, Published Works, Speaking Engagements, Trademark Ethics, Unauthorized Practice of Law, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct /

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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Mike Presented Recent Ethics Enforcement Trends in Patent and Trademark Matters Before the USPTO to Boston IPLA 3rd Annual Symposium

Conflicts of Interest, Continuing Legal Education, Duty of Candor, Ethics CLE, Foreign Associates, IP Ethics, IP Ethics CLE, Legal Ethics, Malpractice, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, Patent Agent Ethics, Patent Ethics CLE, Previous, PTO Ethics Decisions, PTO Ethics Rules, Speaking Engagements, Trademark ethics, Unauthorized Practice of Law, USPTO OED, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct /

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

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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

Ethics CLE, Previous, Speaking Engagements, Trademark Ethics, Unauthorized Practice of Law, USPTO OED, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct /

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.

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

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Mike Presented Creating and Running an Ethical IP Law Firm: A Survival Guide for Patent and Trademark Practitioners (Part I)

ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Continuing Legal Education, Ethics CLE, IP Ethics, IP Ethics CLE, Legal Ethics, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, Patent Ethics, Patent Ethics CLE, Patent Prosecution Malpractice, Patent Subject Matter Conflicts, Previous, PTO Ethics Rules, Risk Management, Speaking Engagements, Trademark Ethics, Unauthorized Practice of Law, USPTO Ethics Investigation, USPTO OED, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct /

Mike presented on ethics issues and practical guidance for IP attorneys seeking to start their own law firms.  Co-presented with Jan L. Jacobowitz, adjunct professor and the former Director of Professional Responsibility and Ethics Program and the University of Miami School of Law.

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