Law360, New York (May 30, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- A recent malpractice suit filed against Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP over patent claims for electronic billboards has raised legal and ethical questions about when attorneys must inform clients of work gaffes.
In the case, Landmark Screens LLP is accusing current Morgan Lewis attorney Thomas D. Kohler and his former firm, Pennie & Edmonds LLP, of botching a divisional patent application for Landmark's light-emitting diode electronic billboards.
However, instead of telling Landmark immediately about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's rejection of the application in June...
Experts Urge Caution When Hiding Patent Mistakes
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