Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue 02/24/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This program covers the hot button ethics issues that IP attorneys confront on a regular basis. Topics include:
- New rules and key opinions
- Confidentiality, privilege and protective order violations
- Duty of loyalty and conflict issues that arise in IP cases
- Duties related to candor to the USPTO and courts
- USPTO OED rule changes and disciplinary decisions
- And… IP lawyers and AI
SPEAKER
Michelle Greer Galloway is of counsel in Cooley’s IP litigation group. Ms. Galloway’s technology litigation practice focuses on patent litigation and strategic counseling. She advises clients on legal, strategic and technical issues of information management, including electronically stored information and compliance, as well as in the areas of risk management, compliance, and ethics. She is the past Chair of the ABA Intellectual Property Section, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee and Chaired an ABA Task Force regarding USPTO proposed disciplinary rule changes. She also teaches at Stanford Law School and Santa Clara University School of Law.
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Time: 12pm-1pm
Place: ZOOM (login credential details to be provided prior to program meeting date)
Cost: FREE
The San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association is an approved provider of California MCLE credit, and certifies that the above activity meets the requirements for one hour of ethics credit.
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