Richard Linn
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Richard Linn is a judge
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
.
. He earned a Bachelor
of Electrical Engineering
degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in 1965. He was a patent examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office
from 1965 to 1968. He earned a law degree
from Georgetown
in 1969. Linn served as a patent adviser in the Office of Naval Research
of the Naval Air Systems Command
from 1971 to 1972. He specialized in patent
and intellectual property
law in private practice at the law firms of Marks & Murase, and Foley & Lardner
. He was appointed to the Federal Circuit by President
Bill Clinton
and was sworn in on January 1, 2000, assuming the seat vacated by Giles Sutherland Rich
.
From 2001 to 2003, he was an adjunct professor at George Washington University School of Law. Linn was a founding member of the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar Section on Patent, Trademark
and Copyright Law. He received the Rensselaer Alumni Association Fellows Award in 2000. He is a past-President of the Giles Sutherland Rich American Inn of Court.
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...
.
Education and Experience
As a youth, Richard Linn attended Poly Prep Country Day SchoolPoly Prep Country Day School
'Poly Prep Country Day School is headquartered in the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. Initially founded as part of the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute, Poly Prep now offers classes from the nursery grade to 12th grade, occupying buildings on two campuses...
. He earned a Bachelor
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
of Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
in 1965. He was a patent examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia,...
from 1965 to 1968. He earned a law degree
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Georgetown
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
in 1969. Linn served as a patent adviser in the Office of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research , headquartered in Arlington, Virginia , is the office within the United States Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S...
of the Naval Air Systems Command
Naval Air Systems Command
The Naval Air Systems Command provides material support for aircraft and airborne weapon systems for the United States Navy. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons . Current Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, is Vice Adm. David Architzel since May...
from 1971 to 1972. He specialized in patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
and intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
law in private practice at the law firms of Marks & Murase, and Foley & Lardner
Foley & Lardner
Foley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm started in 1842. According to The American Lawyer, the firm ranked 39th on The American Lawyer's 2011 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with $633,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. Foley & Lardner has been in The American Lawyer's annual AmLaw 100...
. He was appointed to the Federal Circuit by President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
and was sworn in on January 1, 2000, assuming the seat vacated by Giles Sutherland Rich
Giles Sutherland Rich
Giles Sutherland Rich was a judge on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and later on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit , and arguably had more influence than any other individual on modern U.S. patent law.Rich was born May 30, 1904 in Rochester, New York...
.
From 2001 to 2003, he was an adjunct professor at George Washington University School of Law. Linn was a founding member of the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar Section on Patent, Trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
and Copyright Law. He received the Rensselaer Alumni Association Fellows Award in 2000. He is a past-President of the Giles Sutherland Rich American Inn of Court.
Inn of Court
The Richard Linn American Inn of Court in Chicago, Illinois was formed in honor of his contributions to intellectual property law.Notable cases
- NTP, Inc. v. Research In MotionResearch In MotionResearch In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
(BlackBerryBlackBerryBlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
patent litigation)
- 800 Adept v. TargusTargus (corporation)The Targus Corporation is a United States-based manufacturer of accessories mostly related to mobile computing and photography.-Offices:The company has 45 offices worldwide and distribution points in 145 counties. It is headquartered in Anaheim, California, USA...
(Toll-free telephone numberToll-free telephone numberA toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, 800, 0800 or 1-800 number is a special telephone number which is free to the calling party, and instead the telephone carrier charges the called party the cost of the call...
patent litigation )
External links
- Judicial Biographies, Federal Circuit website