Google, Perkins Coie Get Federal Circuit Argument Reinstated

A female associate at Perkins Coie LLP will argue her first case at the Federal Circuit after the firm and its client, Alphabet Inc.'s Google, persuaded the court to reschedule a hearing canceled by the coronavirus.

Theresa H. Nguyen’s May 11 argument, now back on the court’s argument calendar, involves an invention related to powering a virtual or augmented reality device. Google called Nguyen the “most knowledgeable attorney on the matter.”

Women made up fewer than 25% of attorneys who argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from January through March, according to data collected ...