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OED Disciplines Lawyer for not Personally Signing TM Documents

June 3, 2019EthicspaidDavid

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David Hricik
Professor, Mercer University School of Law
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CAFC Affirms Exceptional Case and Maybe Encourages Sand-Bagging

May 6, 2019Ethics, PatentpaidDavid

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How far can you go in Pre-Suit Investigative Contacts with Opposing Parties?

April 15, 2019EthicspaidDavid

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Lessons to Learn? Federal Circuit Disqualifies Firm Adverse to Members of Corporate Family of a Client

February 21, 2019Ethics, PatentpaidDavid

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Another Post on 101 and Statutory Text, and Hopefully my Last

February 2, 2019EthicspaidDavid

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Comment Period for Proposed Amendment to Rule 30(b)(6), Others, Closes February 15

January 16, 2019EthicspaidDavid

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New Paper on Ethics and Social Media

January 16, 2019Current Affairs, Ethics, Web/Tech, WeblogspaidDavid

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Webinar today on Inequitable Conduct Post-Regeneron

January 10, 2019EthicspaidDavid

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Court denies motion to clarify obligations when making permitted ex parte contacts

January 9, 2019Ethics, PatentpaidDavid

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GDPR and Requests by EU Clients to be Forgotten

December 20, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Just in Time for Christmas

December 17, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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An Interesting Opinion on the Right to Jury Trial that Can Relate to 101 and 285

December 12, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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More on Fee Awards and Competent Billing and Motion Practice

December 7, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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285, Claim Construction and Lessons from Fee Awards

December 6, 2018EthicsClaim Construction, paidDavid

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Updated Paper on Conflicts of Interest in Patent Practice

November 9, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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ABA Issues Opinion on Lawyers’ Obligations after Electronic Data Breach

October 17, 2018Ethics, PatentpaidDavid

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Portus’s suit against Kenyon & Kenyon Dodges Dismissal on Pleadings

October 9, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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A 2012 Connecticut Informal Ethics Opinion that is a Doozy!

October 8, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Texas Ethics Committee: Unethical to Consult with Potential Expert When Purpose is not to Hire but to Disqualify

October 5, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Should Your Engagement Letters Require Indemnification for 285-Fee Shifting?

October 1, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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