ABA Seeking Comments on Rules about Registration of In-House Counsel and Limited Recognition of Foreign-Based Lawyers

The cover memo is here.

The proposed rule is here, and is interesting for patent litigation purposes (it would not likely be adopted by the USPTO, at least not for a while).  I am not sure it goes far enough.

Another related proposed rule about admission pro hac vice is here.

About David

Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law. Formerly Of Counsel, Taylor English Duma, LLP and in 2012-13, judicial clerk to Chief Judge Rader.