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US Rep. Issa downplays rift with Commerce chief over IP conflicts of interest

By Nick Robertson ( April 22, 2026, 20:14 GMT | Insight) -- Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Judiciary IP subcommittee, told MLex that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been receptive to criticism Issa raised last month of a “perception” of conflicts of interest before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.Republican US Representative Darrell Issa and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have mostly settled their issues over a "perception" of conflicts of interest involving Lutnick and his family's businesses before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Issa told MLex....

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