Mike is moderating a panel of experts on the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and ethics for IP practitioners at the AIPLA 2025 Spring Meeting. Joining the program is Ian Schick (Paximal) and Paula Heyman (Maschoff Brennan).
Mike McCabe spoke on the latest developments in ethics and legal malpractice issues for Hatch-Waxman practitioners at the American Conference Institute 21st Annual symposium on Paragraph IV Disputes Mike was joined by the Honorable Teresa Rea (former Acting Director of the USPTO) and Eric Alan Stone (Partner, Groombridge Wu Baughman and Stone).
Learning Objectives: Identify Intellectual Property conflicts of interest, including subject matter conflicts and conflicts in Office Actions and searches Evaluate best practices for the reasonable inquiry standard required for filing before the USPTO List supervision requirements and best practices with working with non-practitioner assistants Discern the rules regarding mistakes and when you are required to
Description: Navigating the Ethical landscape of patent and trademark practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has grown increasingly complex, with recent enforcement actions and rulemaking, underscoring the agency’s heightened focus on unique standards for USPTO practice. This presentation highlights how the USPTO’s ethical standards, codified in the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct,
This webinar will focus on specialized ethical issues facing IP lawyers, especially patent attorneys who are registered to practice in patent matters before the USPTO. The presenter, a registered patent attorney who focuses his practice on ethics for IP lawyers, will discuss topics including inequitable conduct, malpractice avoidance, candor obligations to the USPTO, and other
