Rich, Giles S.

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  • 1904, May 30: Born, Rochester, N.Y.
  • 1926: Bachelor of science, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1929: Bachelor of law, Columbia University School of Law, New York, N.Y.
  • 1929 - 1952 : Private practice in patent and trademark law, Williams, Rich and Morse, New York, N.Y.
  • 1931: Married Gertrude Verity Braun (died 1953)
  • 1942 - 1956 : Lecturer on patent law, Columbia University School of General Studies, New York, N.Y.
  • 1950 - 1951 : President, New York Patent Law Association
  • 1950: Member, Drafting Committee, Coordinating Committee of the National Council of Patent Law Associations, which drafted the Patent Act of 1952
  • 1952 - 1956 : Private practice in patent and trademark law, Churchill, Rich, Weymouth and Engel, New York, N.Y.
  • 1953: Married Helen Gill Field
  • 1956 - 1982 : Associate judge, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
  • 1963: Received Charles F. Kettering Award from the Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Research Institute, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • 1963 - 1969 : Adjunct professor of patent law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
  • 1979: Wrote the opinion for In re Bergy recognizing the patentability of genetically engineered life forms
  • 1980: In re Bergy affirmed by the Supreme Court in Diamond v. Chakrabarty
  • 1982 - 1999 : Circuit judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, created by the merger of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the Court of Claims
  • 1999, June 9: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Giles S. Rich Papers, 1790-1999, (bulk 1956-1999), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Giles S. Rich Papers, 1790-1999, (bulk 1956-1999) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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correspondedWith Arnold, Tom person
correspondedWith Frost, George E., 1918- person
correspondedWith Gladney, Frank Y. (Frank Young), b. 1877- person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
correspondedWith Latman, Alan person
correspondedWith Rao, Paul P., 1899- person
correspondedWith Schneider, Homer J. person
correspondedWith Smith, Arthur M. (Arthur Mumford), 1903- person
associatedWith United States. Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. corporateBody
correspondedWith Watson, Robert C. person
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Birth 1904-05-30

Death 1999-06-15

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