Background
Nydegger, Rick D. was born on April 24, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Nydegger, Rick D. was born on April 24, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, cum laude, 1974). J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).
Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, University of Utah College of Law, 1988-1990.
Worked at Workman, Nydegger & Seeley, A Professional Corporation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Utah. United States. Supreme Court and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth and Federal Circuits.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1990. Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, University of Utah College of Law, 1988.
Author: "Traversing the Section 112, Paragraph Six Field of Land Mines: Does In re Donaldson Adequately Defuse the Problems Stemming from Lack of Consistency In and Among the Pacific Theater of Operations and the Federal Circuit in Construing Means-Plus-Function Claims?" Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, (Participant I) Volume 76, Number.
12, 1994, (Participant II) Volume 77, Number. 1, 1995; "Patent Program", American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, Spring, 1994. "Practical and Legal Considerations in Drafting a United States.
Patent Application for Computer-Related Inventions," Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, 1992.
Contributing Author: "The Law of Computer Related Technology," American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1996 and 1992 Mid-Winter Institutes, Pacific Theater of Operations Day, Intellectual Property Owners and United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1994 Annual Conference.
"Significant Developments in Computer Law," University of Dayton School of Law, 1991. "Basic Computer and Electronic Practice," American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1990.
"Electronic and Computer Patent Law," Practicing Law Institute, 1990.
"Computer Law-Best Mode," American Intellectual Property Law Association. 1990. Member: Utah State Bar (Chairman, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1985-1987). Federal Circuit and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations.
American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chairman, Electronic and Computer Law Committee, 1990-1992.
Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1996). United States Supreme Court Historical Society (Membership Committee, Utah State Representative, 1992-1994.
Tenth Circuit Representative, 1993-1994).
Member: Utah State Bar (Chairman, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1985-1987). Federal Circuit and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chairman, Electronic and Computer Law Committee, 1990-1992.
Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1996).
United States Supreme Court Historical Society (Membership Committee, Utah State Representative, 1992-1994. Tenth Circuit Representative, 1993-1994).