Emil Published–USPTO attorney discipline enforcement: a look ahead
McCabe Ali’s Emil J Ali notes that a period of leadership flux at the USPTO hasplaced unusual scrutiny on the OED, with its next director poised to influenceeverything from practitioner admissions to how the agency responds to mountingconcerns over fraud, sanctions and proportionality in attorney ...
Emil Published–Practical Law The Journal: Conflicts of Interest in Patent Practice
An explanation of key considerations for patent counsel when evaluating potential conflicts of interest, including identifying conflicts between current and former clients, understanding relevant authority, navigating subject matter conflicts, managing conflicts with patent opinions, and disqualification in patent litigation. Link: Practical Law The Journal: Conflicts ...
Emil Published- Ethical Use of AI: Patents
A Practice Note exploring the ethical use, integration, and implications of generative AI (GenAI) in intellectual property (IP) law practice. It highlights the evolving role of GenAI in tasks such as patent drafting, invention harvesting, and legal research. This Note also discusses duties of disclosure under ...
Mike Published in ABA Landslide – The Lawyer’s Social Contract: The Ethical Ties That Bind The Legal Profession
Mike's article, The Lawyers Social Contract, was published in the June/July 2024 edition of Landslide Magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section. The article explores how the principles of social contract theory are deeply embedded in the ethical framework of the legal ...
Mike Co-Authored Dibble Dabble Double Trouble: Mitigating the Risks of Dabbling in Your Law Practice
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 ...
Emil was Published in ABA Landslide – Ethical Issues of Remote Work for IP Professionals
Emil's Article - Ethical Issues of Remote Work for IP Professionals was published in the ABA Landslide Magazine as a Webinar Feature, with a companion CLE in July 2023. Download the article here: LANDSLIDE_15.4_Ali_Ethical Issues of Remote Work for IP Professionals
Communication with Clients: Adequate or Inadequate? – Featured in ABA GPSolo Magazine
Emil J. Ali's article: Communication with Clients: Adequate or Inadequate? - Featured in ABA GPSolo Magazine “I don’t know the status of my case, and I can’t reach my attorney”—one of the most troubling statements to be made about an attorney by a client. While this ...
Lessons from the USPTO’s war on rule-breaking trademark practitioners – Featured in WTR
Emil J. Ali's Article: "Lessons from the USPTO’s war on rule-breaking trademark practitioners" was featured in World Trademark Review. Lessons from the USPTO’s war on rule-breaking trademark practitioners Emil J Ali 07 May 2022 Print article Since the start of the USPTO’s 2022 fiscal year, ...
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 ...