Fed. Circ. Says Atty DQ Enough To Dump Acacia IP Appeal

By Matthew Guarnaccia ( September 12, 2016, 10:20 PM EDT) -- The Federal Circuit on Monday tossed Acacia Research Group LLC's attempt to appeal the disqualification of the company's counsel and dismissal of a patent dispute against Schlumberger Ltd. , saying Acacia's lawyer tainted the case because she previously represented Schlumberger and possessed insider knowledge of that company. . . .

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