WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

Intellectual property attorneys and professionals will benefit from the discussion on issues relating to acceptable and ethical conduct in patent and trademark prosecution before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), conflicts of interest and potential resultant malpractice charges.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Attendees will learn about the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Responsibility, how they differ from USPTO rules and authority, and the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) governance.  The program will examine conflicts of interest that may arise with existing and potential clients and malpractice issues as defined by the ABA Model Rules.

Topics discussed:

• Representation of others before the USPTO
• OED compliance and disciplinary actions
• Consistent types of conduct giving rise to malpractice complaints

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Intellectual property attorneys, patent agents and professionals.

TIMED AGENDA - 60 minutes

• Patent Office Rules of Conduct (15 minutes)
• ABA Rules of Professional Conduct (20 minutes)
• Conduct to Leading to Malpractice Complaints (25 minutes)

SPEAKER

Donald W. Rupert, Esq., Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

Donald W. Rupert provides intellectual property counseling and litigation with an emphasis on complex technology matters, including all phases of intellectual property litigation, and the negotiation and preparation of technology transfer agreements. Mr. Rupert has handled nearly 100 intellectual property lawsuits in his career and has been lead counsel in jury and bench trials involving patent, copyright, trademark and related matters in federal and state courts throughout the country and overseas and has argued cases before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Seventh Circuit.

His practice also includes negotiating domestic and international licensing and litigation settlements and corporate due diligence reviews and transactions in the intellectual property area. Mr. Rupert has been the lead intellectual property attorney in licensing and corporate transactions having a cumulative value of more than $15 billion. His experiences also include patent prosecution in the mechanical, electrical, computer, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, arbitrating intellectual property disputes.

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