On October 10, 2024, the USPTO issued a final rule allowing parties to proceed without backup counsel in AIA proceedings and implementing an automatic admission process for pro hac vice attorneys.

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Johnson & Johnson says a ‘myriad of ethical issues’ require Atlantic County Superior Court Judge John Porto to deny the pro hac vice admissions of Beasley Allen principals Andy Birchfield and Leigh ...

On June 24, 2016, the Connecticut Judges voted to adopt a revision to Rule 2-16 of the Rules of Superior Court to require that non-admitted attorneys must be admitted pro hac vice by a court in order ...

“Based on the feedback received, the USPTO will delay moving forward with the proposal to allow non-registered counsel admitted pro hac vice to serve as lead counsel in favor of a more ‘cautious ...

Supreme Court Rule 4 (8) now mandates that “a non-resident attorney who is not an active member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia but who is a member in good standing of the bar of the ...

In addition to providing a convenient method for service of process, one court offered this practical reason for appointing associate counsel, “It appears that another purpose for ... (Local Role 83.5 ...