Background
Rich, Giles Sutherland was born on May 30, 1904 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Giles Willard and Sarah Thompson (Sutherland) Rich.
Rich, Giles Sutherland was born on May 30, 1904 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Giles Willard and Sarah Thompson (Sutherland) Rich.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1926. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1929. Doctor of Laws (honorary), John Marshall Law School, Chicago, 1981.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), George Washington University, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1993. Doctor of Laws (honorary), George Mason University, 1998.
Private practice, New York City, 1929-1956; partner specializing patent and trademark law, Williams, Rich & Morse, 1937-1952; partner specializing patent and trademark law, Churchill, Rich, Weymouth & Engel, 1952-1956; associate judge, United States Court Customs and Patent Appeals, 1956-1982; circuit judge, United States Court Appeals (Federal circuit), since 1982. Lecturer patent law Columbia, 1942-1956, New York Law School, 1952. Adjunct Professor Georgetown University Law School, 1963-1969.
Member of American Bar Association, New York Patent Law Association (president 1950-1951), American Intellectual Property Law Association, Association of Bar of City of New York, San Francisco Patent Law Association (honorary), Los Angeles Patent Law Association (honorary), Rochester Patent Law Association (honorary), Cosmos Club, Harvard Club.
Married Gertrude Verity Braun, January 10, 1931 (deceased). 1 child, Verity Sutherland Grinnell (Mistress John M. Hallinan). Married Helen Gill Field, October 10, 1953.