Richard Linn

Richard Linn (born April 13, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton and was sworn in on January 1, 2000.

Education and Experience

As a youth, Richard Linn attended Poly Prep Country Day School. He earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1965 and a law degree from Georgetown in 1969. He specialized in patent and intellectual property law in private practice at the law firms of Marks & Murase, and Foley & Lardner. 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.

Inn of Court

The Richard Linn American Inn of Court in Chicago, Illinois was formed in honor of his contribution to intellectual property law.

Notable cases

*NTP, Inc. v. Research In Motion (BlackBerry patent litigation [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1102944935440] )
*800 Adept v. Targus (Toll-free telephone number patent litigation [http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/08200785184.htm] )

References

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External links

* [http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judgbios.html#Linn Judicial Biographies] , Federal Circuit website