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- A unique and well-organized tool for confronting practical ethical issues and conflicts of interest that increasingly arise in patent litigation
- This book is a unique treatise on patent litigation, covering multifaceted aspects of the law, including essential patent ethics rules and case law, as well as practice-oriented strategies and examples to assist practitioners.
- Written by respected practitioner and professor with many years of experience in patent
Patent Ethics: Prosecution serves as an essential guide to the ethical issues arising in the course of the patent prosecution process. By providing relevant rules and case law, it allows practitioners to identify ethical problems before they arise and to address them most effectively when they do. Patent Ethics: Prosecution is the first of two volumes on patent ethics-the second is on litigation-written by Professor David Hricik and Drinker Biddle partner Mercedes Meyer. This treatise is the first of its kind to combine the United State Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) rules with commentary by the authors, which distills the authors' own experience and expertise in patent prosecution into effective practice strategies.
Readership: U.S.-based patent prosecutors, private-practice attorneys and agents, in-house intellectual property departments, foreign law practitioners overseeing U.S. operations, and law schools.
- Contents:
- The contents of the book will follow the Ethics Rules in the PTO Code, with practice commentary added after each rule. The basic structure will consist of the following elements:
- Text of Rule
- Summary of commentary regarding its adoption (from Federal Register)
- Comparison with Model Code Comparison with Model Rules
- Discussion
Professor Hricik has chaired the ethics and professionalism committees of both the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the IP Section of the ABA. He has taught patent law and professional responsibility, and also serves as a loss prevention consultant and as an expert witness in patent infringement suits, disqualification proceedings, and legal malpractice arising from both patent prosecution and litigation. He also has served as an expert on behalf of the PTO's Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Mercedes K. Meyer is a partner in the intellectual property group of Drinker Biddle & Reath, where she strategizes with her biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients on their patent portfolio development and maintenance. She has an extensive biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent prosecution practice.
"This is a book that includes specific guidance for both patent attorneys and patent agents. It should be within the reach of every patent prosecutor...I suspect that this book will quickly become the leading authority on patent prosecution ethics."
--Patently-O
"Provides practical advice on best practices, along with exemplary language for use in written communications with clients and potential clients, and should be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of many patent prosecutors...A thorough, comprehensive, and up-to-date treatise on this important and timely topic."
--The IP Law Book Review
"PATENT ETHICS does an excellent job of identifying the many potential "ethical" pitfalls confronting these practitioners, in a manner that is comprehensive, up-to-date and practical, filling an important niche that to my knowledge is not addressed in any other book."
--The IP Law Book Review
