President Barack Obama nominates to seats on the U.S. Court...

President Barack Obama nominates to seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Raymond Chen, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Todd Hughes, Department of Justice … James Burger, ex-Dow Lohnes, hired as partner by Thompson Coburn, which is starting a Lobbying & Policy practice group … Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., hires Joel Kelsey, ex-Free Press, as legislative assistant for Commerce Committee matters … Tessera Technologies hires John Thode, ex-McAfee, as president-DigitalOptics smartphone imaging business … Bryan Lamkin returns to Adobe, named senior vice president-corporate development … Lobbyist registrations: Intelsat, Blank Rome, effective Jan. 1 … Public Media NJ elects to board of trustees Scott Kobler, McCarter & English, and Robert Smartt, ex-New Jersey Treasury Department.