OED Grievances: Common Causes, Recent Trends, Practical Guidance, Differences From Malpractice Actions
What to do When You Receive an OED Grievance and Best Practices to Avoid Them
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide patent and trademark counsel on the OED process by which lawyers who practice before the USPTO get disciplined. The presenter will describe the common causes for OED grievances and summarize recent trends in OED decisions. She will also explain the differences and similarities between an OED grievance and a malpractice action and provide best practices to avoid both. The presenter will highlight recent OED decisions to shed light on the types of violations the office has been prosecuting and will provide practical guidance on what to do if there is an ethics complaint filed against you.
Outline
- Overview of the OED process
- Common causes for OED grievances
- Recent trends in OED decisions
- OED grievances vs. malpractice actions
- Practical guidance when facing disciplinary action
Benefits
The presenter will review these and other important issues:
- What behavior could be problematic and put patent counsel at risk of facing an OED grievance?
- What do recent OED decisions reveal about behavior that draws OED attention?
- What steps can patent counsel take to minimize the risk of OED grievances?
Faculty
Hilary P. Gerzhoy
Partner
HWG
Ms. Gerzhoy is Vice Chair of the firm’s Legal Ethics and Malpractice Group. She is also the Vice Chair of the... | Read More
Ms. Gerzhoy is Vice Chair of the firm’s Legal Ethics and Malpractice Group. She is also the Vice Chair of the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee, and she is a member of the ABA’s Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. Ms. Gerzhoy represents lawyers and firms in disciplinary investigations, prosecutions, and malpractice matters. She has represented lawyers in front of every disciplinary body at the state and federal level in D.C. and Maryland, before the Virginia State Bar, and before the USPTO’s Office of Enrollment and Discipline. She represents lawyers and firms in high stakes arbitrations and litigation, and she counsels lawyers regarding conflicts, advertising, fee disputes, the unauthorized practice of law, attorney departures, lateral moves, law firm partnership agreements, and law firm formations and dissolutions.
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