Mealey's (October 7, 2019, 3:22 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm L. Stewart on Oct. 7 argued that the U.S. Supreme Court should reverse a June 2018 en banc Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals holding that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) cannot recoup attorney fees incurred in connection with its defense of an action under Section 145 of the Patent Act (Laura Peter v. NantKwest Inc., No. 18-801, U.S. Sup.)....