Patently Unethical
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals accepted a consent disposition in a matter involving false statements and interference with the administration of justice.
The order briefly described the misconduct
The violations stemmed from respondent’s “inequitable conduct” as counsel for Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd in a patent infringement case and from manufacturing documents as counsel for Genetech, in a separate patent interference case before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The court imposed a stayed 60 days suspension and a year of unsupervised probation. The attorney will have to prove fitness to practice if he violates the probation.
Details about the underlying conduct are set forth in this initial opinion of an Administrative Law Judge.
It is always a relief to see a consent disposition actually go through. (Mike Frisch)
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