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Quoted in ABA Journal: Lawyers Have An Ethical Duty to Safeguard Confidential Information On The Cloud

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted in the April 2018 edition of the ABA Journal, in an article entitled Lawyers have an ethical duty to safeguard confidential information on the cloud (by Jason Tashea) (sub. req’d).   The ABA Journal article discusses the ethical risks faced by lawyers who use internet-enabled technologies such as cloud storage of client […]

Quoted in Corporate Counsel: Legal Combat – When Companies Sue Their Outside Counsel, It Can Be One Big Brouhaha

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted in the cover story of the March 2018 edition of Corporate Counsel magazine, entitled Legal Combat – When Companies Sue Their Outside Counsel, It Can Be One Big Brouhaha (by Stephanie Forshee) (sub. req’d).   The Corporate Counsel article addresses some of the practical risks associated with legal malpractice claims filed by in-house corporate […]

Quoted In Law.Com: In-House Ethics Fall-Out

On February 14, 2018, Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted by Law.Com in its weekly edition of Inside Track: In-House Ethics Fall-Out (by Stephanie Forshee) (sub. req.)  The Law.Com article addressed the District of Columbia Court of Appeals’ decision in In re M. Adriana Koeck, in which the court suspended a former General Electric lawyer […]

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Quoted in Above The Law: Tips and Tricks for Moving Between Law Firms

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted in an article entitled Tips and Tricks for Moving Between Law Firms (by Sarah Mills), published on November 21, 2017 in Above The Law.  The article discusses the ethics of lawyer mobility, including conflicts of interest and other legal obligations that lawyers have when they change firms.

Quoted In Bloomberg BNA: USPTO Trying Out Diversion Program For Struggling Practitioners

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted by Bloomberg BNA in an article published on November 15, 2017, entitled  “USPTO Trying Out Diversion Program for Struggling Practitioners” (by Joan C. Rogers) (sub req’d).  The Bloomberg  article addresses the Office of Enrollment and Discipline’s new Disciplinary Diversion Program, which we first reported in our November 3 blog post (here).

Quoted In IPPro Patents: USPTO Launches Diversion Pilot For Minor Misconduct

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. and IPethics & INsights were quoted by IPPro Patents in an article published on November 06, 2017, entitled  “USPTO Launches Diversion Pilot for Minor Misconduct” (by Barney Dixon).  The IPPro article discusses the Office of Enrollment and Discipline’s new Disciplinary Diversion Program.  The IPPro article quotes extensively from our November 3, 2017 blog […]

Quoted In Reuters Legal – Patent Office Unveils Program For Attorneys With Addiction Issues

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted in Reuters Legal in an article published on November 6, 2017, entitled  “Patent Office Unveils Program for Attorneys with Addiction Issues” (by Jan Wolfe) (sub req’d).  The Reuters article addresses the Office of Enrollment and Discipline’s new Disciplinary Diversion Program, which we first reported in our November 3 blog post (here).

Quoted In The American Lawyer Daily Business Review – Greenberg Traurig Agrees To Withdraw From Case In Which It Was Faced With Conflict Of Interest

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted by The American Lawyer Daily Business Review on May 24, 2017, in an article entitled “Greenberg Traurig Agrees to Withdraw from Case in Which it was Faced with Conflict of Interest” (by Monika Gonzalez Mesa) (sub req’d).  The article quotes IPethics & INsights, which first broke the story in our […]

Quoted in The American Lawyer Daily Business Review – Greenberg Traurig Accused of Trying to Invalidate the Same Patents it Prosecuted

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted by The American Lawyer Daily Business Review on May 11, 2017, in an article entitled “Greenberg Traurig Accused of Trying to Invalidate the Same Patents it Prosecuted” (by Monika Gonzalez Mesa).  The article discusses a lawsuit recently filed in California state court against Greenberg Traurig (complaint here), which represented a client […]

Quoted in IPPro Patents–Chinese Patent Agent Denied USPTO License

Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted by IPPro Patents on April 10, 2017, in an article entitled “Chinese Patent Agent Denied USPTO License” (by Barney Dixon).  The IPPro Patents article discussed the implications of the Federal Circuit’s April 5 decision affirming the USPTO’s denial of the application of Jinyang Guo to become registered as a patent agent. […]

Quoted in IPPro Patents – IP Lawyer Launches New Ethics Practice

On March 29, 2017, Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted in IPPro Patents in an article entitled, “IP Lawyer Launches New Ethics Practice” (by Barney Dixon).  The article announced the opening of McCabe Law LLC, a new firm dedicated to representing trademark and patent professionals in IP ethics matters, including investigations and disciplinary proceedings before the […]

Quoted in World Trademark Review – The Trademark Company Ditches Trademark Registration Services, But The Low-Cost Filing Model Continues Elsewhere

IPethics & INsights was quoted by World Trademark Review on March 3, 2017, in an article entitled “The Trademark Company Ditches Trademark Registration Services, But the Low-Cost Filing Model Continues Elsewhere” (by Trevor Little).  The article discussed the recent exploits of The Trademark Company and the opening of a seemingly related entity called “TTC Business Solutions.” […]

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