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]
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raymond, chen, other, people, with, similar, names, chen, disambiguation, born, 1968, united, states, circuit, judge, united, states, court, appeals, federal, circuit, judge, united, states, court, appeals, federal, circuitincumbentassumed, office, august, 201. For other people with similar names see Ray Chen disambiguation Raymond T Chen born 1968 1 is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Raymond T ChenJudge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitIncumbentAssumed office August 2 2013Appointed byBarack ObamaPreceded byRichard LinnPersonal detailsBorn1968 age 54 55 New York City New York U S EducationUniversity of California Los Angeles BS New York University JD Contents 1 Biography 2 Federal Circuit service 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditHe joined the intellectual property law firm of Knobbe Martens Olson amp 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 EditOn 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 EditList of Asian American juristsReferences Edit a b Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2017 01 28 Retrieved 2013 02 14 a b c Raymond T Chen US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit http www cafc uscourts gov judges raymond t chen USPTO bio for Raymond T Chen Archived from the original on 2013 08 02 Retrieved 2013 02 07 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 On the Nomination Confirmation Raymond T Chen of Maryland to be U S Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit Retrieved 2013 08 01 Chen Raymond T Federal Judicial Center www fjc gov Retrieved 2017 04 13 RAYMOND T CHEN US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Archived from the original on 2015 08 17 Retrieved 2015 08 21 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 External links EditRaymond T Chen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center Raymond Chen at BallotpediaLegal officesPreceded byRichard Linn Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit2013 present Incumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raymond T Chen amp oldid 1133000562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
