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Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff
Senior Counsel
The HONORABLE GERALD J. MOSSINGHOFF, a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and a former President of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, is Senior Counsel to the Firm. He is also a Visiting Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the George Washington University Law School. Mr. Mossinghoff has served as United States Ambassador to the Diplomatic Conference on the Revision of the Paris Convention and as Chairman of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization. He is a former Deputy General Counsel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
As one of the world's premier intellectual property specialists, Mr. Mossinghoff advised President Reagan concerning the establishment of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has strengthened and brought certainty to patent law in the United States. He also initiated a far- reaching automation program at the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office to computerize that office's enormous data bases. He advises the Firm and its clients on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including international, legislative and policy issues.
Mr. Mossinghoff received a Juris Doctor with Honors from the George Washington University Law School and an Electrical Engineering degree from St. Louis University. He is a member of the Order of the Coif and is a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. He is the recipient of many honors, including NASA's Distinguished Service Medal and the Secretary of Commerce Award for Distinguished Public Service. He is a member of the Missouri, District of Columbia and Virginia bars.
Patent Law Expert – 2003 - 2005 Related News, Articles & Presentations - Improving the Effectiveness of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Articles)
Science Progress, Monday, January 12th, 2009 Jan 2009 - The Need for Consensus on Patent Reform (Articles)
Feb 1, 2008 - Japanese Patent Office Deputy Commissioner and Colleagues Visit Oblon, Spivak (News)
Jan 2008 - Honorable Gerald Mossinghoff of Oblon, Spivak Selected for IP Hall of Fame 2007 (News)
Oct 5, 2007 - KSR v. Teleflex: High Court's "Obviousness" Ruling No Sea Change in Patent Law (Articles)
Washington Legal Foundation, Vol. 22, No. 21 June 8, 2007 - Japanese Patent Commissioner and Colleagues Visit Oblon, Spivak (News)
Feb 2007 - Gerald J. Mossinghoff of Oblon, Spivak Named to Patent Public Advisory Committee (News)
Sep 2005 - Hon. General J. Mossinghoff Speaks Before The Subcommittee on Intellectual Property - Committee on the Judiciary - United States Senate (News)
Jul 2005 - Statement of the Hon. Gerald J. Mossinghoff Presented to the Conference on Intellectual Property Implications of the Human Genome Project, Washington University School of Law (Articles)
Apr 2002 - Roundtable: Planning The Future of Patents (News)
Managing Intellectual Property February 2004, Issue 136 Feb 2004 - Statement of the Hon. Gerald J. Mossinghoff Presented to the ABA/IPL Annual IP Law Conference: The Duty of Candor and Good Faith to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Articles)
Apr 2002 - Statement of the Hon. Gerald J. Mossinghoff Presented to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (Articles)
Feb 2002 - High Court Upholds Utility Patents On Genetically-Enhanced Seeds (Articles)
Washington Legal Foundation, Vol. 17, No. 5, January 2002 Jan 2002 - Oblon, Spivak's Comments to the USPTO on the International Efforts to Harmonize the Requirements of Patent Laws (News)
May 2001 - The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff Appointed to the Patent Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (News)
Jul 2000 - The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff Receives the Jefferson Medal (News)
Feb 2000 - Overview of the Hatch-Waxman Act and Its Impact on the Drug Development Process (Articles)
Food and Drug Law Journal, Vol. 54, Number 2 (1999), pages 187-194 Aug 1999 - Statement of the Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Regarding the PTO Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Issues Related to the Identification of Prior Art During the Examination of a Patent Applicatio (News)
Jul 1999 - The Economic Espionage Act: Federal Protection For Corporate Trade Secrets (Articles)
Mar 1999 - The Economic Espionage Act: A Prosecution Update (Articles)
Jul 1998 - The Biodiversity Convention And Intellectual Property Rights: Conflict Or Harmony? (Presentations)
AIPPI Conference, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, May 28, 1998. This conference was the 37th World Congress of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property. May 1998 - Statement Of The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff Before The Subcommittee On Courts And Intellectual Property Of The Committee On The Judiciary U.S. House Of Representatives (Presentations)
May 1998 - Patent And Trademark Office's Campaign To Relax Judicial Review Of Its Decisions Soundly Rejected By The Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit (News)
May 1998 - The Economic Espionage Act: A New Federal Regime Of Trade Secret Protection (Articles)
First published in the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 79 (1997), pages 191-210. 1997 - The World Intellectual Property Organization: A United Nations Success Story (Articles)
1997 - U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Key Patent Law Doctrine (Articles)
Published by Washington Legal Foundation in Legal Backgrounder, Volume 12, Number 9, April 4, 1997 1997 - Intellectual Property Protection And The Pharmaceutical Industry (Articles)
1996 - Remedies Under Patents On Medical And Surgical Procedures (Articles)
Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 78 (1996), pages 789-801 1996
Related Events - 19th Annual PTO Day
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.. Dec 1-2, 2008 - 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section (ABA-IPL). Arlington, Virginia, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel. Apr 10-12, 2008 - Town Meetings on Patent Reform
The National Academies' Board on Science, Technology, and Economics, The AIPLA, and The Federal Trade Commission. Boston, MA. Mar 18, 2005 - Town Meetings on Patent Reform
The National Academies' Board on Science, Technology, and Economics, The AIPLA, and The Federal Trade Commission. Chicago, IL. Mar 4, 2005
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