Patent lawyer Michael I. Kroll of Syosset, N.Y., has been publicly censured for charging excessive fees to 75 clients and signing the names of his clients to several power of attorney forms. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office began investigating Kroll's fees in 2000 after one of his clients complained that he had overcharged her when she sought to patent a computer software program that allows users to have simulated conversations with deceased relatives.
September 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Patent lawyer Michael I. Kroll of Syosset, N.Y., has been publicly censured for charging excessive fees to 75 clients.
The Appellate Division, Second Department, last week unanimously voted to confirm a special referee’s report that had sustained two counts of professional misconduct against Kroll.
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