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McKool Smith Prosecution Bar Saga Continues… a year later…

September 25, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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September 12, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Webinar on Ethics in Patent Practice

September 8, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Undisclosed Conflict of Interest Causes Unenforceable Arbitration Clause, Disgorgement of Some Fees

August 30, 2018conflict of interest, Ethics, PatentpaidDavid

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Joinder of Inventor/Principal of Patentee to Assertion of Fees for Exceptional Case Liability

August 15, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Ex Parte Contact that Plaintiff Failed to do Adequate Pre-Suit Investigation Part of Failed Fee Shifting Motion

August 3, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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On-going Suit About Conflicts During Prosecution

August 1, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Firm DQ’d Because it “Should Have Known” a TM Client Would Sue Another for Patent Infringement the Day the Patent Issued

July 30, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Regeneron

June 2, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Section 101’s Absurdities

June 1, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Use of Experts at Mediations

June 1, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Magistrate Disclosure of Daughter’s Summer Associate Employment

May 18, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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The Abolition of Form 18, Discovery Limits, and Lawyering

May 14, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Administrative Suspension

April 24, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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An Interesting Pending Appeal Involving Violation of an NDA to Prosecute an Application

March 28, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Another augmented patent application drafting service

March 27, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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King Spalding DQ’d from arbitrating against Former Client

March 26, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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PTAB Candor Versus Rule 56 Versus Therasense

March 25, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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In re Silver – Texas Supreme Court Follows CAFC Lead and Recognizes Limited Patent-Agent Privilege

February 26, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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More analysis of using information of a former client

February 20, 2018EthicspaidDavid

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Professor, Mercer University School of Law
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