Background
Wyss, Walther Erwin was born on February 17, 1909 in Medford, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Gertrude (Walther) Wyss.
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Walther Erwin Wyss
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University of Wisconsin (Bachelor of Science in E.E., 1933. Master of Science, 1934). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1939).
Order of the Coif, Tau Beta Pi. Phi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Phi Kappa Phi; Eta Kappa Nu.
Career
Teacher public schools, Medford, 1925-1929. Engineer General Electric, 1934-1935, with patent department, 1935-1945. Working as a partner of MARTIN. CRAIG. CHESTER & SONNENSCHEIN. Admitted to the bar, 1938, District of Columbia. 1941, New York; 1942, United States. Supreme Court; 1946, Illinois. Partner Mason & Wyss, Chicago, 1946-1948.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals. Federal Circuit and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar. Founder, partner Mason, Kolehmainen, Rathburn & Wyss, 1948-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Former leader Cub Scouts American, Kenilworth, Illinois. Former coach Little League, also youth football, Kenilworth. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association (special committee on complex and multi-district litigation 1968-1973, council patent, trademark and copyright law section 1968-1972, chairman 1974-1975), 7th Federal Circuit Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Patent Law Association (president 1971), American Patent Law Association, National Lawyers Club, Kenilworth Club (president 1970-1971), Skokie Country Club, Michigan Shores Club, Union League Club, Tower Club, Chicago Curling Club (president from 1975), Order of Coif, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Connections
Married Caroline Benedict, July 6, 1935. Children: Mary Beth Wyss Huttenlocher, Trudy Wyss Wood, Becky Wyss Watt, John, Wendy.
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Nationality
American
Career
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