Patent ethics : prosecution /
Hricik, David Charles.
Meyer, Mercedes.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the subject matter -- Registration and the unauthorized practice of law -- Choice of law: identifying the applicable standards -- Client identity, matter scope, ending matters, and prospective consent -- Loyalty and current client conflicts of interest -- Former client conflicts -- Competency in patent prosecution -- The duty of candor and inequitable conduct -- Maintenance fees and annuities -- Combining prosecution with other forms of representation.
Patent lawyers
Legal ethics
Patent suits
Attorney and client