Title: Patent ethics : prosecution /
Authors: Hricik, David; Meyer, Mercedes.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Patent lawyers United States.; Legal ethics United States.; Patent suits United States.; Attorney and client United States.
Contents: 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.