Patently Unethical

The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging misconduct in several patent and trademark matters.

Between 2005 and 2014, in connection with at least 31 ASICO patent and trademark applications, Respondent did not respond to Office Actions issued by the USPTO within the time specified, resulting in his subsequent receipt of Notices of Abandonment from the USPTO. Each Notice of Abandonment stated that the patent or trademark application referred to had been abandoned as a result of Respondent’s failure file on behalf of the applicant a proper response within the time specified by the Office Action that had been mailed to and received by Respondent.

He also is alleged to have failed to communicate and made misrepresentations regarding the status of patent matters. (Mike Frisch)