Stark Brings Extensive Patent Experience to Federal Circuit (2)

President Joe Biden has picked Judge Leonard Stark to be the next member of the Federal Circuit, the nation’s top patent court.

Stark has served since 2010 on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, one of the busiest trial court dockets in the country for patent cases.

The vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit comes as Judge Kathleen M. O’Malley plans to retire in March 2022. O’Malley is currently the only member of the court with experience as a trial judge. Stark will assume that role when he succeeds her.

“The replacement ...