How a rogue appeals court wrecked the patent systemJudges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982, the day they were sworn in by Chief Justice Burger. In the front row are Circuit Judge Giles S. Rich, Chief Judge Howard T. Markey, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, and Circuit Judge Daniel M. Friedman. In 1972, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) got a new chief judge named Thomas Markey. At Markey'
