Tim Rooney, from the USPTO, recently visited with Ron Lazebnik, supervising attorney of the IPIL clinic and spoke with clinic students about relevant topics such as various job opportunities for lawyers at the USPTO and the importance of taking advantage of experiential opportunites at the law school — such as the clinic. He also enlightened students as to the importance of pro bono work in patents and trademarks and discussed various ethical issues the Office of Enrollment and Discpline reviews at the USPTO. Students raised questions about practicing before the USPTO, which were promptly answered.
