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Former Client Publicly Blasts Attorney Suspended by USPTO for Failure to Communicate
The USPTO recently settled a disciplinary action filed against an IP attorney by suspending him from practice before the Office for five (5) months for failing to communicate and allowing his clients’ trademark applications to become abandoned without their knowledge or consent. In re Shaffer, No. D2014-18. This disciplinary matter arose from an attorney’s representation of two […]
Read MoreUSPTO Disciplines Attorney For Billing $1,000 Hourly “Relationship Fee”
The USPTO settled a disciplinary action filed against a non-patent attorney who billed a client thousands of dollars, at a rate of $1,000 per hour, to prepare a patent application and then, without his client’s knowledge or consent, outsourced the legal work to an unaffiliated patent attorney for a fraction of the fee paid by the client. In re Lehat, No. […]
Read MoreLuck Ends For Patent Attorney Who Tried To Bribe Way Out Of Arrest
Only attorney Richard Chae knows what, exactly, he was thinking in the early morning hours of February 25, 2010, after police stopped him on suspicion of drunk driving. According to news reports, Mr. Chae had just left the poker room at the “Lucky Chances” casino when he was pulled over at 2:40 AM. Mr. Chae, who […]
Read MoreAlj Fernández Issues Initial Decision Excluding Patent Attorney Who Kept Fees After Failing To Provide Services
Administrative Law Judge Alexander Fernández issued an initial decision excluding a patent attorney from practice before the USPTO because the attorney accepted fees from a client to prepare a patent application, failed to provide any legal services, and failed to return any of the client’s fee even after the client was awarded a money judgment against the […]
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