Raymond T. Chen
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Assumed office
August 2, 2013
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byRichard Linn
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BS)
New York University (JD)

Raymond T. Chen (born 1968)[1] is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Biography

He joined the intellectual property law firm of Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear in Irvine, California. He prosecuted patents and represented clients in intellectual property litigation at that firm.[2] From 1996 to 1998, he served as a technical assistant at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, performing the functions of a staff attorney.[2] From 1998 to 2013, he served in the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an assistant solicitor and was promoted to Solicitor in 2008.[2] He represented the USPTO before the Federal Circuit, personally arguing twenty cases, including In re Bilski, In re Nuijten, and In re Comiskey.[3] In that role, he issued guidance to patent examiners, advised the agency on legal and policy issues and helped promulgate regulations. He has co-chaired the Patent and Trademark Office Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Federal Circuit.[4][1]

Federal Circuit service

On February 7, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Chen to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard Linn who assumed senior status on October 31, 2012. His nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 16, 2013, by a voice vote.[4] The Senate confirmed Chen's nomination on August 1, 2013 by a 97–0 vote.[5] He received his commission on August 2, 2013.[6] He assumed office on August 5, 2013.[7] Chen is also the second Asian American Judge to be on the Federal Circuit, the first being Shiro Kashiwa (1982–1986).[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  2. 1 2 3 Raymond T. Chen, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judges/raymond-t-chen
  3. ↑ "USPTO bio for Raymond T. Chen". Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  4. 1 2 "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit". whitehouse.gov. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via National Archives.
  5. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit)". Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Chen, Raymond T. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  7. ↑ "RAYMOND T. CHEN – US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit". Archived from the original on 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  8. ↑ "PROFILE: Raymond Chen To Be Honored at OCA-DC Gala – Asian Fortune". 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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