OED – McCabe Ali LLP Law

Mike Speaking on USPTO Sanctions at ABA International Law Section Asia/Pacific Conference: Law and Technology in a Changing World

Michael McCabe — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:44:13 +0000

Mike will lead and moderate an expert panel of U.S. and foreign attorneys on The U.S. PTO’s War Against the Unauthorized Practice of Patent and Trademark Law by Foreign Associates: Best Practice for Protecting Yourself and Your Clients from Sanctions and Discipline, one of the featured programs at the ABA International Law Section’s Asia/Pacific Conference 2023: Law and Technology in a Changing World, to be held from October 10-13, 2023 at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. Mike’s panel discussion will address recent developments at the USPTO affecting foreign patent and trademark rights owners and foreign associates who interface with U.S. counsel. This program is jointly sponsored by the ABA’s International Law and Intellectual Property Law Sections. The program features speakers:

Thomas J. Kowalski, Esq. – Partner, Duane Morris, New York, NY

William Park, Esq. – Managing Partner, William Park & Associates Ltd., Chicago, IL

Kyle J. Choi, Esq. – Senior Foreign Counsel, Shin & Kim, Seoul, South Korea

Mike Presented OED’s War Against Rule 11.18 Violations and the Unauthorized Practice of Law: Navigating Ethics Minefields and Avoiding USPTO Discipline

Michael McCabe — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:25:54 +0000

Mike presented to the Utah State Bar IP Sections 2023 IP Summit on recent developments in the USPTO’s efforts to stem the unauthorized practice of patent and trademark law, including ethical issues and risks when practitioners interface with unregulated intermediaries while delivering IP legal services to foreign clients. The discussion also addressed best practices when dealing with foreign associates and intermediaries.

Mike Presented Recent Hot Topics in IP Ethics – 33rd Annual Virginia Intellectual Property Section Seminar

Michael McCabe — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:55:15 +0000

Mike presented at the 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Seminar on Recent Hot Topics in IP Ethics. Mike addressed current ethics issues facing patent and trademark practitioners who practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other developments affecting Virginia IP attorneys. This event was co-sponsored by Virginia CLE and the Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Law Section

Quoted in Reuters: IP firm founders predict ‘onslaught’ of ethics issues for lawyers under pressure

Michael McCabe — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:37:13 +0000

Emil J. Ali and Michael E. McCabe Jr. were quoted in Reuters Legal regarding the launch of McCabe & Ali, LLP.

Reuters (August 12, 2020) — Michael McCabe’s career in intellectual property law – and his special niche in IP ethics – has taken him in and out of Big Law, academia, boutique firms and his own solo shop in Washington D.C., McCabe Law, which he ran for the last three years. Now he is launching a new firm with Emil Ali, a lawyer on the other side of the country with experience on both sides of the practice – including investigating and prosecuting attorney misconduct at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

McCabe and Ali this week debuted McCabe & Ali, a bicoastal boutique dedicated to representing IP practitioners, firms and others facing regulatory scrutiny, investigations and enforcement actions.

Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/ip-firm-founders-predict-onslaught-of-et/ip-firm-founders-predict-onslaught-of-ethics-issues-for-lawyers-under-pressure-idUSL1N2FD165 (subscription required).

A Trademark Attorney’s Guide to the OED – and How to Avoid Inadvertent Ethical Violations

Emil Ali — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:25:30 +0000

In this Ethics CLE, former OED attorney Emil J. Ali will provide a brief introduction to the USPTO’s Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) and will explain how to ensure compliance with the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct. Trademark attorneys are often unaware, until it is too late, that their conduct may not comport with the technical requirements, including regarding signatures, declarations, specimens, and more. Such violations may then implicate the USPTO’s ethical rules and lead to discipline. Based on his experience investigating misconduct within OED, and now representing practitioners before OED, Emil will provide best practices for how to avoid common pitfalls in trademark practice.

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