Hilary Gerzhoy Shares Insight on Recent Sanctions Decisions in Law360 Article

Hilary P. Gerzhoy was recently featured in the Law360 article entitled “Vidal’s Sanctions Make It Clear: Don’t Mess With the PTAB,” discussing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s sanctions decisions affecting the consequences of misconduct in the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB). 

Vidal’s sanctions decisions were in response to two cases of accused extortion and one of intentionally hiding evidence to mislead the PTAB. Hilary expressed her thoughts on Vidal’s approach and commented on the effects on the PTAB’s powers.  

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Hilary is the Vice Chair of HWG’s Legal Ethics and Malpractice Group. She represents lawyers and law firms in disciplinary investigations, prosecutions, and malpractice matters, and represents plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal litigation. Hilary is Vice Chair of the D.C. Rules Committee, teaches legal ethics at the Georgetown University Law Center, and serves on Law360′s Legal Ethics Editorial Advisory Board.