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February 10, 2015EthicspaidDavid

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David Hricik
Professor, Mercer University School of Law
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Katy Perry Wants to Bite the Head off Left Shark Vendor

February 6, 2015Current Affairs, EthicspaidDavid

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PTO seeks input on scope of privilege between applicants and U.S. Patent Agents or foreign patent agents

February 3, 2015EthicspaidDavid

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Octane as Creating Conflicts Between Lawyers and Clients and Undermining the Duty of Zeal

January 30, 2015EthicspaidDavid

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Interesting, Problematic Prosecution Bar Case

January 27, 2015EthicspaidDavid

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Using 35 USC 285 to Impose Fees on Patentee’s Counsel

January 20, 2015EthicsAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, Damages, Licenses, paidDavid

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Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Legal Malpractice Claims: The Door Gets Slammed Shut Again

January 17, 2015Ethicsobviousness, paidDavid

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Good Faith but Mistaken Belief in Invalidity Combined with Good Faith but Mistaken Belief in Infringement…

January 17, 2015EthicsMarking, obviousness, paidDavid

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Tidbits from SPEs at the Life Sciences Conference

January 14, 2015EthicsAbstract Idea, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDavid

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At a Conference on Life Sciences

January 14, 2015EthicsFirst to Invent, Inequitable Conduct, paidDavid

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Using 285 Against Lawyers of the Loser

January 11, 2015EthicspaidDavid

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Federal Circuit Grants Motion to Disqualify Jones Day on Appeal

January 9, 2015conflict of interest, EthicspaidDavid

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Massachusetts Seeks Amicus Briefs on Conflicts in Prosecution

January 2, 2015EthicspaidDavid

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Lawyer Threatens to Post Negative Internet Reviews to Get Money from Former Firm: OED Steps in

December 31, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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The Huge Assumption in 101 Jurisprudence

December 30, 2014EthicsAbstract Idea, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDavid

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Article on Georgia’s New “bad faith threats of infringement” statute

December 11, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Lawyer Misses PCT Date, So Deletes Claim for Priority without Consulting with Client: Disciplined

December 10, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Patentee Seeks Cert Due to Mediator’s Failure to Disclose Conflicts that CAFC Held Breached Mediator’s Duties and Undermined Trust in Mediation

December 10, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Federal Circuit Reverses District Court, Holds PTO Properly Refused to Withdraw a Terminal Disclaimer the Client did not Authorize

December 9, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Sidley: Docket Text “Affirmatively Misled” us so None of the 18 Lawyers who Received It Needed to Read the Actual Orders

December 4, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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