Ethical Duties in the IP Attorney-Client Relationship (ethics credit) March 29, 2021

Ethical Duties in the IP Attorney-Client Relationship A raft of ethical issues arise from the process of interacting with prospective clients, engaging new clients, working with clients, and disengaging. In our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 29, 2021 we'll discuss the interplay between the California Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys (the [...]

By |2021-03-24T07:28:39-07:00March 23rd, 2021|Ethics, Training, Disqualification, conflict waiver|0 Comments
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SoCal IP Institute :: May 16, 2016 :: News Ethics Decision Regarding Conflict Waivers & Microsoft Patents are Found not Abstract under Alice

For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 16, 2016, we will discuss the following cases: Sheppard Mullin v. J-M Mfg Co. (Cal. App. Feb. 26, 2016) (available here). In this unanimous published decision, the Court of Appeal reversed a $1.7 million dollar judgment holding that broad, non specific conflict waivers are invalid.   In Enfish LLC v. [...]

By |2016-05-13T13:53:59-07:00May 13th, 2016|Trademark, Attorney's Fees, conflict waiver, Ethics, Litigation|0 Comments
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