Raymond T. Chen

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Raymond T. Chen
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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
Born (1968-07-14) July 14, 1968 (age 53)
New York City, New York
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BS)
New York University School of Law (JD)

Raymond T. Chen (born July 14, 1968) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Biography[]

Chen was born in 1968 in New York City, the son of immigrants from Taiwan.[1] He received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1990, from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Juris Doctor in 1994 from the New York University School of Law.[2] 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][5]

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 took senior status on October 31, 2012. His nomination was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 16, 2013, by voice vote.[4] The Senate confirmed Chen's nomination on August 1, 2013, by a vote of 97–0.[6] He received his commission on August 2, 2013.[7] He assumed office on August 5, 2013.[8] Chen is also the second Asian American Judge to be on the Federal Circuit, the first being Shiro Kashiwa (1982–1986).[9]

See also[]

  • List of Asian American jurists

References[]

  1. ^ Raymond T. Chen in Washington DC, Taiwanese American History, http://taiwaneseamericanhistory.org/blog/raymond-t-chen/
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  6. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 1st Session". Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  7. ^ "Chen, Raymond T. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. ^ "RAYMOND T. CHEN – US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit". Archived from the original on 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  9. ^ "PROFILE: Raymond Chen To Be Honored at OCA-DC Gala – Asian Fortune". Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

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Preceded by
Richard Linn 		Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2013–present 		Incumbent
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