Inequitable Conduct – McCabe Ali LLP Law https://mccabeali.com Ethics Counselors to Intellectual Property Lawyers and Licensed Professionals Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:13:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mccabeali.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/M-A-LLP-icon.svg Inequitable Conduct – McCabe Ali LLP Law https://mccabeali.com 32 32 Mike Speaking – Ethics and Malpractice in IP Prosecution and Litigation: Best Practices for Avoiding Trouble https://mccabeali.com/speaking-engagement/mike-speaking-ethical-developments-in-ip-prosecution-and-litigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mike-speaking-ethical-developments-in-ip-prosecution-and-litigation Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:11:47 +0000 https://mccabeali.com/?post_type=speaking_engagement&p=17131 Mike will captivate the audience with his expert analysis on cutting-edge advancements in legal ethics and malpractice matters, exclusively tailored for patent and trademark attorneys attending the esteemed annual gathering of the Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Law Section. His discourse will shed light on the continuous endeavors undertaken by the courts and the USPTO to uphold ethical standards and counteract deceitful behaviors through regulatory actions and licensing penalties. Attendees will gain invaluable insights on establishing a culture of integrity within their IP practice, thus safeguarding themselves against any potential ethics investigations or disciplinary actions by Virginia state authorities or the USPTO.

]]> Quoted in Law360: Full Fed. Circ. Asked to Rethink Voiding IP in Ethanol MDL https://mccabeali.com/in-the-news/quoted-in-law360-full-fed-circ-asked-to-rethink-voiding-ip-in-ethanol-mdl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quoted-in-law360-full-fed-circ-asked-to-rethink-voiding-ip-in-ethanol-mdl Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://mccabealilaw.flywheelsites.com/speaking-engagements/quoted-in-law360-full-fed-circ-asked-to-rethink-voiding-ip-in-ethanol-mdl/ On April 15, 2020, Michael E. McCabe, Jr. was quoted in Law360 (including IP360 and Legal Ethics360) in an article entitled Full Fed. Circ. Asked to Rethink Voiding IP in Ethanol MDL by Tiffany Hu (sub. req’d).

The Law360 article addresses the Federal Circuit’s recent decision that Cantor Colburn attorneys and their client committed inequitable conduct in connection with prosecution of patents asserted by GS CleanTech Corp. in multidistrict patent litigation.  See GS CleanTech Corp. v. Adkins Energy LLC, et. al, No. 2016-2231, 2017-1838 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2020).  The Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s finding that the patents-in-suit were unenforceable.  We discussed the implication of this decision in our March 5, 2020 blog post (here).

]]> Quoted In Law360: Fed. Circ. Inequitable Conduct Case Alarms IP Ethics Attys https://mccabeali.com/in-the-news/quoted-in-law360-fed-circ-inequitable-conduct-case-alarms-ip-ethics-attys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quoted-in-law360-fed-circ-inequitable-conduct-case-alarms-ip-ethics-attys Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://mccabealilaw.flywheelsites.com/speaking-engagements/quoted-in-law360-fed-circ-inequitable-conduct-case-alarms-ip-ethics-attys/ jen theodore X92YV0MiXVY unsplash scaledOn March 11, 2020, Michael E. McCabe, Jr. and Emil J. Ali were quoted in Law360 (including IP360 and Legal Ethics360) in an article entitled “Fed. Circ. Inequitable Conduct Case Alarms IP Ethics Attys” by Ryan Davis (sub. req’d).

The Law360 article addresses the Federal Circuit’s recent decision that Cantor Colburn attorneys and their client committed inequitable conduct in connection with prosecution of patents asserted by GS CleanTech Corp. in multidistrict patent litigation.  See GS CleanTech Corp. v. Adkins Energy LLC, et. al, No. 2016-2231, 2017-1838 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2020).  The Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s finding that the patents-in-suit were unenforceable.  We discussed the implication of this decision in our March 5, 2020 blog post (here).

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