Kavanaugh, Trump High Court Pick, Has Intellectual Property Chops

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh, has a record of deciding intellectual property cases in his 12 years on the bench.

If confirmed, Kavanaugh, 53, would fill the seat of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

A federal appeals court judge since 2006, Kavanaugh has a lengthy record on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, including numerous intellectual property cases, according to Blooomberg Law data. He has weighed in on several cases related to the Copyright Royalty Board, the tribunal that sets royalty rates for using ...