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Intellectual Property

Jun. 13, 2006

Decisions Support Privilege Protection for Patent Lawyers

Focus Column - By Edward B. Weller - Mixing technology and patent law often presents problems for courts applying the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine to patent attorneys.

Focus Column

By Edward B. Weller
     

      Mixing technology and patent law often presents problems for courts applying the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine to patent attorneys.
      Many courts have difficulty treating patent attorneys' legal analysis of technological matters as practicing law. Further, a patent attorney is often asked for...

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