Stocks, recusal, and copycats: ‘No problem’ on APJ conflict

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that an administrative patent judge’s (APJ) recusal in an inter partes review (IPR) based on ownership of stock in one of the defendant’s corporations in an amount below the statutory monetary threshold was not erroneous but remanded the case for further consideration of the copying evidence….
By: McDermott Will & Schulte