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4. Question 1 - 1 Asserting this type of claim can get you sanctioned.

5. Answer 1 – 1 What is a “frivolous” claim?

6. Question 1 - 20 If you want to obtain a protective order, you need to show this.

7. Answer 1 – 2 What is “good cause”?

8. Question 1 - 3 At a deposition, all objections must be done this way.

9. Answer 1 – 3 What is concisely and in a nonargumentative and nonsuggestive manner

10. Question 1 - 4 You can instruct a deponent not to answer a question if it invades this protection.

11. Answer 1 – 4 What is the attorney-client privilege?

12. Question 1 - 5 Rule 11 expressly does not apply to this aspect of civil litigation, even though it is the costliest part of most suits.

13. Answer 1 – 5 What is discovery?

14. Question 2 - 1 All fees and expenses must be this.

15. Answer 2 – 1 What is reasonable (or not unreasonable).

16. Question 2 - 2 A lawyer must not do this with his own funds and those belonging to his client.

17. Answer 2 – 2 What is commingle?

18. Question 2 - 3 This type of fee agreement must always be in writing.

19. Answer 2 – 3 What is a contingent fee agreement?

20. Question 2 - 4 Contingent fees may not be charged to defend a criminal defendant and in this type of case.

21. Answer 2 – 4 What is a domestic relations case where the fee is based upon obtaining a divorce or the amount of alimony or support.

22. Question 2 - 5 A lawyer may not be paid by a third-party to represent a client if any one of three things occurs; what is one of them?

23. Answer 2 – 5 The client does not give informed consent; there is interference with the lawyer’s professional judgment; or confidential information is not protected.

24. Question 3 - 1 If you use G-mail to communicate with a client, Google does this with your email.

25. Answer 3 – 1 What is reviews it to place advertising?

26. Question 3 - 2 These federal laws might be implicated if you use the ‘cloud’ to store data pertinent to a patent application, and it happens to be stored abroad.

27. Answer 3 – 2 What are the export import regulations.

28. Question 3 - 3 You can use this to very securely “lock” a file attached to an email.

29. Answer 3 – 3 What is encryption?

30. Question 3 - 4 This “invisible” information accompanies most electronic documents and can reveal changes made to a document, who authored it, and other information.

31. Answer 3 – 4 What is metadata?

32. Question 3 - 5 Many states have said that, while a judge can be your friend, a judge cannot be your friend on this widely-used service.

33. Answer 3 – 5 What is Facebook?

34. Question 4 - 1 This rule requires candor to the USPTO.

35. Answer 4 – 1 What is Rule 56?

36. Question 4 - 2 This form is one common way used to meet the duty of candor.

37. Answer 4 – 2 What is an IDS?

38. Question 4 - 3 This recent Federal Circuit case radically narrowed the duty of candor.

39. Answer 4 – 3 What is Therasense?

40. Question 4 - 4 While inequitable conduct can be shown if material information is withheld with the intent to deceive, it can also be shown by this form of conduct.

41. Answer 4 – 4 What is “affirmative egregious misconduct”?

42. Question 4 - 5 While omitting it is no longer a basis of unenforceability, Section 112 still requires it be included in an application.

43. Answer 4 – 5 What is the best mode?

44. Question 5 - 1 What famous Supreme Court case first addressed the ability of patent agents to practice law?

45. Answer 5 – 1 What is Sperry?

46. Question 5 - 2 Most states ban advertising that contains this kind of commercial speech.

47. Answer 5 – 2 What is false or misleading information?

48. Question 5 - 3 A lawyer may not make an in-person solicitation of a prospective client unless the lawyer has a family, close personal, or prior professional relationship with the person, or the person is this.

49. Answer 5 – 3 What is a lawyer?

50. Question 5 - 4 To put “Patent Attorney” on advertising, the person must be this.

51. Answer 5 – 4 An attorney in good standing in at least one state who is also registered to practice before the USPTO.

52. Question 5 - 5 Every advertisement must contain this.

53. Answer 5 – 5 What is the name and address of at least one lawyer, or law firm, responsible for its content.