Sandra P Thompson

March 25, 2014 | Inside Counsel

If reviewing subject matter conflicts of interest is new to your or your company, there are several steps you can take to make this new process more efficient and streamlined.

By Sandra P. Thompson

10 minute read

March 11, 2014 | Inside Counsel

You must train your company-side team to recognize and document competitors and potential competitors, along with ensuring that information gets to you.

By Sandra P. Thompson

9 minute read

February 25, 2014 | Inside Counsel

It is important to remember that in the instance of subject matter conflicts of interest, you should disclose as much and as little as possible to allow the conflict search to be effective.

By Sandra P. Thompson

5 minute read

February 11, 2014 | Inside Counsel

As inside counsel, it is important that you find out what kind of subject matter conflict system the proposed attorney or firm has in place and how to best supply the information necessary for a robust and complete search.

By Sandra P. Thompson

10 minute read

January 28, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Vaxiion Therapeutics v. Foley & Lardner provides an important example in avoiding conflicts of interest after two different firm offices represented Vaxiion and a competitor.

By Sandra P. Thompson

15 minute read

January 14, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Ignoring subject matter conflict searches can create mountains of problems down the road ranging from allegations of inequitable conduct to patent invalidity.

By Sandra P. Thompson

6 minute read

August 21, 2012 | Inside Counsel

In several past articles, I have briefly discussed the value of an intellectual property committee, the use of defensive publications, trade secrets and patent application subject matter conflicts, to ensure that outside counsel is not handling work from competitors.

By Sandra P. Thompson

4 minute read

August 07, 2012 | Inside Counsel

One underused route to any good IP strategy is the strategic use of printed publications.

By Sandra P. Thompson

10 minute read

July 24, 2012 | Inside Counsel

President Obama signed the America Invents Act (AIA),commonly referred to as the patent reform bill, into law late last year and business owners are still wondering what, if anything, it means to them.

By Sandra P. Thompson

10 minute read

July 10, 2012 | Inside Counsel

IP committees help companies to think strategically and minimize costs

By Sandra P. Thompson

5 minute read