Richard H. Stern
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Richard H. Stern is an attorney and law professor.

Born in New York City
New York City
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, Stern received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
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 cum laude from Columbia College
Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II...

 in 1953 and a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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 in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
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 from Columbia University School of Engineering in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1956, then returned to academia and earned an LL.B. at Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...

, graduating cum laude and Order of the Coif
Order of the Coif
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, in 1959.

Justice Byron White
Byron White
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...

 at the United States Supreme Court selected him as his first law clerk
Law clerk
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, upon appointment to the Court. Stern served as Justice White's clerk during the October 1961 and October 1962 terms.

Stern has been a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School
The George Washington University Law School
The George Washington University Law School, commonly referred to as GW Law, is the law school of The George Washington University. It was founded in 1825 and is the oldest law school in Washington, D.C. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the...

 since 1990 and was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers a Juris Doctor , Masters of Law for Foreign Lawyers, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.A, J.D./M.A., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D.,...

 in 1974. He is the author of Semiconductor Chip Protection and articles on antitrust, computer software, patent, and copyright law. Since 1982 he has been Legal Editor and a member of the Board of Editors of IEEE Micro
IEEE Micro
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, a magazine published by the IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Computer Society
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, and author of the magazine's Micro Law column.

He was chief of the Patent
United States patent law
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 Section and then the Intellectual Property
Intellectual property
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 Section in the Antitrust Division
United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the antitrust laws of the United States. It shares jurisdiction over civil antitrust cases with the Federal Trade Commission and often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses...

 of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1970 to 1978. He has also served as an official at the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
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. He is now of counsel
Of counsel
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 at Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans & Figel, LLP, in Washington D.C.

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