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Giles Sutherland Rich

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1956–1982

Giles Sutherland Rich , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Giles Sutherland Rich (May 30, 1904 – June 9, 1999) was an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) and later on was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and had enormous impact on patent law.

Education

  • Harvard CollegeB.S., 1926
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1929

Career

Private practice, New York City 1929-1956; Lecturer, Columbia University, 1942-1956; Adjunct professor, Georgetown University, 1963-1969

Biography

Giles Sutherland Rich (May 30, 1904 – June 9, 1999) was an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) and later on was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and had enormous impact on patent law.

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