FaceTec Seeks Disqualification of Morrison & Foerster in Patent Dispute Over Co-Counsel Conflict

In recent developments concerning intellectual property litigation, FaceTec, a company specializing in biometric security, has urged a California federal judge to bar Morrison & Foerster LLP from representing Jumio, an identity verification platform, in a patent suit. FaceTec contends that Morrison & Foerster’s involvement is “tainted” due to the actions of its co-counsel, Perkins Coie LLP, which was previously disqualified from the case. For further details, see the original article.