The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to disqualify the firm of Townsend and Townsend and Crew, who is lead counsel for Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Resource Organisation (CSIRO). CSIRO holds the patent for Wireless LAN technology, and currently is involved in a series of patent infringement actions pending in the Eastern District of Texas. Marvell, a chipmaker and a party in the patent litigation, moved to disqualify Townsend based on an alleged conflict of interest. The firm represented CSIRO in the district court, which denied the motion, and on appeal before the Federal Circuit.
