Alan David Lourie

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Alan David Lourie (born January 13, 1935) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit .

Contents

• 1 Education and career

• 2 Federal judicial service

• 3 Notable cases

• 4 Patent outlook

• 5 See also

• 6 References

• 7 External links

Education and career

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Born in Boston , Massachusetts , Lourie received an BA degree from Harvard College in 1956, a Master of Science in Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1958, a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, and a Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law in 1970. He was a Chemist for Monsanto Corporation from 1957 to 1959, and then chemist and Patent Agent for Wyeth Labs in Radnor , Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1964. He was in-house counsel to SmithKline Beecham Corporation from 1964 to 1990.

Federal judicial service

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On January 24, 1990, Lourie was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated by Judge Daniel Mortimer Friedman . Lourie was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 5, 1990, and received his commission on April 6, 1990.

Notable cases

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On August 29, 2025, Lourie voted to strike down Trump's tariffs in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump . Out of the seven judges who voted to strike down the tariffs, Lourie was the only judge appointed by a Republican president.

Patent outlook

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He has been described as having a "pro-patent outlook" in the book _Innovation and its Discontents _ by Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner and by Brandeis University economics professor Adam B. Jaffe .

See also

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• List of United States federal judges by longevity of service

References

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   "Lourie, Alan David - Federal Judicial Center" . www.fjc.gov.

2. ↑ "V.O.S. Selections v. Trump" (PDF). cafc.uscourts.gov. 2025-08-29. Retrieved 2025-12-18.

3. ↑ Adam B. Jaffe; Josh Lerner (2008). Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It . Princeton University Press. p. 102. ISBN  978-0-691-12794-1 .

External links

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• Alan David Lourie at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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