Giles Sutherland Rich
Judge Rich no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Rich decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Rich reversed obviousness rejections where the patent office failed to make out a prima facie case, declining to sustain a rejection the agency had not adequately supported.
“reverse.”
Procedural preferences
Rich resolved each statutory ground of a patent rejection independently, reversing on one section while splitting the ruling on another rather than treating the rejection as a single unit.
“The § 112 rejection is affirmed in part and reversed in part.”
Cautions
Rich affirmed an infringement judgment but struck the increase of Lanham Act damages, treating an enhancement imposed as a penalty as impermissible.
“We affirm the judgment in No. 90-1105, except to the extent it awarded increased Lanham Act damages.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“We dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Not applicable to this circuit-court record.
A historical record
Judge Rich no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.