Avoiding Sanctions at the USPTO: Key Developments in Patent and Trademark Ethics

07 Apr , 2025

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Navigating the Ethical landscape of patent and trademark practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has grown increasingly complex, with recent enforcement actions and rulemaking, underscoring the agency’s heightened focus on unique standards for USPTO practice.

This presentation highlights how the USPTO’s ethical standards, codified in the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, differ from traditional practice, including topics such as:

Duty of Candor. 

Conflicts of Interest. 

Client Communication. 

Third Party Foreign Associates

 

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