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HB 709 Attorneys; practice of patent law.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Attorneys; practice of patent law. Deletes the provision that allows limited admission to the Virginia State Bar for the practice of patent, trademark and copyright cases. This statute was originally enacted to allow limited admission to the Virginia State Bar for the practice of patent, trademark and copyright cases when there was a residency requirement for membership in the Virginia State Bar. Such a residency requirement no longer exists. This bill grandfathers persons who are admitted for this limited practice as of July 1, 2000, and adds a requirement for compliance with the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rules of the Supreme Court. The word "trademark" is deleted because only patent prosecution requires registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and copyright and unfair competition cases are not handled by that Office.


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