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Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2012-present

Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1965-1968.

Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1999-2012

Adjunct Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, 2001-2003

Partner, Foley and Lardner, 1997-1999

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, November 19, 1999

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, September 28, 1999

Partner/Director, Intellectual Property Department, Marks and Murase Limited Liability Partnership, 1977-1997

Patent Advisor, Office of Naval Research, Naval Air Systems Command, 1971-1972

Lawyer, Private Practice, 1969-1971

Member, George Washington University Law School's Intellectual Property Advisory Board, present

Member, Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court

Former Member, Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Section on Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law

Former President, Giles Sutherland Rich American Inn of Court

Visiting Member, Honorable William C. Conner American Inn of Court

Member, Richard Linn American Inn of Court

Chair, Virginia Bar Section on Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law

Awards:

Rensselaer Alumni Association Fellows Award
New York Intellectual Property Law Association Leadership Award
Jefferson Medal from the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association
Outstanding Public Service Award from the New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Inaugural Mark Banner Award by the American Bar Association
A. Sherman Christensen Award by the American Inns of Court Foundation