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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009

Report Required t~F the Ethics

in Govermnent Act of 1978 0 U.S.C app..~ 101-11!)

1. Person Reporting (last name, f~s~, middle inidai) Linn, Richard 4, Title (Article l~fl judges indicate active or senior slams; magisrcate judges indicate tiall- or part-time) U.S. Circuit Judge - Active

2. Court or Organization U.S. Court of Appeals, Fed Cir 5a. Report T~,T,e (check appropriate lype) [] Nomination, [--] Initial Date [~ A,mual ~] Final

3. Dale of Report 04/30/2010 6. Reporting Period 01,/01/2009 to 12/31/2009

5b. ~~ Amended Repar~ 7. Chambers or Office Address U.S. Court of Appeals 717 Madisou Place, N.W. Washington. DC 20439 8. On th~ basis of the information ~ontained in this Report and any modifications pertaining thereto, it is, in my opin on, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Reviewing affix:or Date

IAIPORTANT NOTES: The instructions accompato,ing thi~ form must be followed. Complete all parts, checking the NONE box for each part where you have no reportable inf!~rmation. Sign on last page.

I. POSITIONS. (X,por~i,Z individuM only; seepp. 9-13 offiling ins~ructiorts.)

~ NONE (No reportable positions.)

POSITION
1. Member

NAME OF ORGANIZATION/ENTITY
[nmllecmal Property Advisory Board, George Washington University Law School

2. 3. 4.

Past-President Member Visiting IVtember

The Giles S. ILich American Inn of Court The Richard Linn American Inn of Court The Hart. Willimn C. Com~er American Inn of Court

I1, AGREEMENTS. lT~eporting individttalonl),; seep1,. 14-16

~ NONE (No reportable <greements.) DATE P~TI~.~ND TERMS:

Linn, Richard

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[ui,,.. Richard
I

~Narae of Person Reporting

Datc of Report

04/30/2010

IlI. NON-INVESTMENT IN COME. m,po,rl, g individual and ~ .....

A. Fliers Non-Investment Income
NONE (No reportable non-invegtment income.) DATE

; see pp. !7-24 of fdlng instructions.)

SOURCE AND TYPE

INCOME (yours, not spouses)

1.

"4.

Spouse s !Non-lnvestment Income - ~f.,,o,, were marrted durtng any poroon of the reporting year, complete this section. ~ NONE (No reportable non-im,estment income;)

SOURCE AND TYPE

IV. REII~IBURSEMENTS (]nch~d..s those to spouse

NONE (No reportable reimbursements.)

~OURCE
1. ~e Hon. William C. Commr Americn inn o[Cou~ The Ben Franklin American hm of New York Intellectual Properly Law Associalion The Hon. William C. Cormer ~%mcricn Inn of Court The Richard IAnn American hm ,of Ct, urt

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Jan~qW 15-16, 2009 .lanuaW 21, 2009

LOCATION
New York, NY

PURPOSE
bm of Court Dhmer

tTEMS PA~D OR PROVIDED

Transportation, Meals, and Hotel

2.

Philadelphia. PA

Inn of Cram Meeting

Transportation and Meals

3.

March 27-29, 2009

New York, NY

Annaal Judges [)inner

Transportation, Meals, and Hotel

a.

April 15-16. 2009

New York, ~

hm of Court Mee~.ing

Yranspor*ation, Meals, and Holel

5.

lvlay 14-15, 2009

Chicago, II_

Inn of Court Meeting

I ransportamm

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6New York intellectual Properly Law AMociation New Jersey Iutellectual Property" Law Association "Ihe Richard Lmn American Inn or" Court The Boston Inte!Iecmal Property American Inn of Court High Tech Law Iustit~ate and }:ederal Circuit Bar Association The Richard Linn American Inn of Corm I2. The Boston Intellectual Property .~nerican Inn of Cou r~ May 20-21, 2009

:~ .... f Person Reporting

Date of Repot!

Li,~, Richard l
New York, NY Bar Association Annual Meeting Annual Judges Dhlner

04/30/2010
Transportation, Meals, and Itote!

7.

June 5-6, 2009

Short Hills. NJ

Transportatim}. Meals, and Hotel

8.

June 12-13, 2009

Chicago, IL

Inn of Courl Dinner

Transportation. Meals, and Hotel

9.

July 30-3 I, 2009

Boston, MA

hm of Cou~t Meeting

Transportation, Meals. and Hotel

September 24-27. 2009

Santa Clara. CA

f.aw School and Bar Assuciatioa Seminar

Transporlation, Meals. and Hotel

Septembe~ 29-30. 2009 October 26-27, 2009

Chicago, IL

Inn of Cou~a Meeting

"Franspnrtatiou

Boston, MA

luu of Courl Meeting

Transportationi, Meals, and Hotel

13. The 1Lichard Linn American Inn of Court 14. The Paul R. Michel American Inn of Court

November 12-15. 2009 December I-2, 2009

Chicago, It.

Inn ofCourl Meetia~g

Transportation

Los Anzeles, CA ~

Inn of Court Meeting

Transportation, Meals, and Itote!

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No,~ of PCrsot3. Reportillg

Linn. Riclmrd

Date of Report

04/30/2010

V. GIFTS. (Includes those to spouse and dependent children; see pp. 28-31 of filing instructions.)
[~ NONE (No reportable gi/is.) SOURCE
1. 2. Meridian international New York Intellectual Properi3," Law Association

DESCRI PTION
Tickels to the Meridian Ball Steuben Glass eagle leadership award

V&LUE
$420.00 $1,0 i 7.00

3. 4. 5.

Vl. LIABIll"~1rp C~ i-,1 11 .I.iLOo (btcludes those of sp .......d depend .....

[~ NONE (A,~o reportable liabilities.) CREDITOR. I_ 2. 3. 4. 5.

hildren; see pp. 32-33 of jqling i ......

tion.~.)

DESCRIPTION

VALUE CODE

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Date of Report

Page 5 of 8

Linn, Richard

04/30/20t0

VII. 1 NV I MENI S and TRU STS - ;. ........ 1,,~,, ......~o.~ :;.c;.ae, r;,o~e o:,p ........ ES
NONE (~b reportable income, assets, or transactions.)

,~.
D~cfiption of As~ts (including Place "(X)~ after eacl~ asset exemp~ tiom prior disclosure

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Income d~ng i ] reportingperi~! ~ O) ~2~ [ Amom~t T~3~e ~c.p,.. ~ C~e I ~ div., rent. i ,A-tl) i uriu,.) : A Interest

~ Gross vMue at end ] ~lrepo~ing period : ~) 2) Value Value ~ (lode 2 Method Code3 (l-P) I ~ (Q-W) J T

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]~ (1) 3-~e (e.~., buy. sel!, aedcmption) ~2) Da~c

D.
Transactions d~ng ~po~ing period

Value

1. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. ~ "8. 9. I0. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Cash Equivalent Accost # 3 Brokerage Account # 7 - American Funds: AMCAP F~nd (;lass 529A - ~erican Funds: EuroPacific Growth F~d Class 529A - ~eri~mFunds: Washington Mutual investors Fund Class 529A [lrokerage Account # 9 - ,~nerican Fun&: ~IC~ Fund Cl~s 529A - ~e~can Funds: EuroPacific Growth [:trod Class 529A - ~ericn Funds: Washington Mutual investors Fund CMss 529A - Ame~canF~ds: Intennediale Bond Fund of America CI. 529A ~rokemge Accnunt # 10 - American Funds: AMC~ Fund Class 529A - cMnerican Funds: EuroPacific Growth Fund Class 529A - ,~?erican Funds:Washington Mutua! Investors Fund Cl~s 529A - ~nerican Funds: Intermediate Bond Fund of America Ct. 529A Brokerage Account # 11 - American Funds: .~tCAP Fund Class 52 9 A

A A A

Dividetad Dividend Dividend

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A A A A

Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend

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Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend

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Dividend

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V I1. INVEST ME NTS an d TRUSTS - i.~o~.. ~.~,,e. ,, ..... "ior~ (lndudes t~ose of~ ....... a aepenaem d, ila, en; see pp. ~4-~0 offiling ins,ruc,lo~.)
NONE (No reportable income, assets, or tra~actions.) Descriplio~ of Assels (including Imsl ~ts) Place "~X)" after each ~set Income during re~o~ing period

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~ Gros~ value at end

Tr~sac~o~s ,.luring reposing period

Amoun

Tk~e (e g ~ Value I Va uc I Type te g

Date

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(Q~W) lg. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. : 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. - American Funds: EuroPacifie Growlh Fund Class 529A - American Funds:Washington Mutual ~vestors F~d Class 529A - American Funds: lnlennediate Bond Yund of America CI. 529A Brokerage Account # !3 - American Fnnds Growth-Income Separate Account - American Funds Growth Separate Account - T. Rowe Price Large Cap Growtb Portfolio Separate Account - MYS Value Portlblio Separate Account (See uote) - Russell 2000 Index Portfolio Separate Account - .,-krtio [nll Stock Portfolio Separate Acct {See note) Brokerage Accmmt # 14 - Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio Sep_ Acct (See note). - Met/ife Stock Index PorlfoIio Separate A None None Interest K L k T T "I Open 09! 16109 L None None None None None None L M M M L M T "1T T T T A A A Dividend Dividend Dividend J J J T T T

3 I. Cash Equivalent Account #l 5

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Page 7 of 8 [ t,i,m, Richard VIII. ~DITI,ON~ LNFO~TION OR EXPL.~ATIONS.
Part VII, line 27, Artio lnlernational Stock Portfolio was previously known as and changed ils name from Julius Baer International Stock Portfolio

DateofReport

0413012010

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Page 8 of 8 IX. CERTIFICATION.

N .... of P ..... Reporting

Date of Repor~

~,inn, Rich~ra

04/_~0/~O10

l certify that all information given above (including information pertaining to my spouse and minor or dependent children, if any) is accurate, true, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because it met applicable statutory pro~sions permitting non-disclosure. I flir~i~cr certify that earned income from outside employment and honoraria and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are in omplianc~ with tile provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. 501 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. 7353~ and Judicial Conference regulations.

Signalu

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL \VItO KNOWINGLY ,-MND \VILFIJLLY FAJ,SIFIES OR FAll,S TO FILE THIS REPORT MAY BE SUB.IECT "fO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (5 U.S.C. app. 104)

FILING INSTRUCTIONS Mail signed original and 3 additional copies to: Conm3ittee on Financial Disclosure Administrative Office of the United States Conrts Suite 2-301 , One Columbt~s Circle, N.E. Washington, D,C. 20544