Re: Judge Rich dies

On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
>
> It didn't get much press, but Judge Giles Rich of the Federal Circuit
> died last weekend. He was 95 years old; the oldest active federal
> judge in US history. He was one of the drafters of the 1952 patent
> act, and, even at 95, was one of the sharpest patent minds on the
> Federal Circuit.
>
> He'll be missed.

There is a lengthy obituary for Judge Rich in the Washington Post, June 11, 1999, at B-6; a shorter one appeared in the NY Times, I think on Sunday or Monday of last week.

-- 
Alan Kabat
<alankabat[_at_]aol.com>