Patent Ethics Prosecution |
 | Authors: David Hricik, Mercedes Meyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Pages: 392
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0195338359
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.730486
EAN: 9780195338355
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Publication Date: September 2, 2009
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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. 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.
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A great overview of patent-related ethical issues May 13, 2010
John Gibbs (Melbourne, Australia)
What conflict of interest pitfalls might there be if a patent attorney who helps a client obtain a patent subsequently acts for the same client in legal proceedings to enforce the patent? This is one of a large number of different ethical dilemmas considered by David Hricik and Mercedes Meyer in this book. The authors discuss in depth the ethical issues associated with professional representation of patent applicants in the US.
Some of the other ethical issues considered include: when advising a client might amount to unauthorized practice of law; determining which potentially conflicting ethical standards apply in a jurisdiction; identifying who the client actually is, and when representation starts and stops; duties owed to current and former clients; the duty of candor; and the meaning and consequences of inequitable conduct. An annotated version of the Patent and Trademark Office Code of Professional Conduct is included as an appendix, and another appendix contains numerous useful forms and checklists.
While the material contained in the book is essential knowledge for US patent practitioners, much of it is also important knowledge for patent attorneys in other countries whose clients inevitably seek to obtain US patents. Many of the ethical dilemmas presented will provide good material for vigorous debate in the profession. The book is written in a clear, concise style.
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