Attorney Biography
Mitchell A. Rossman, Ph.D., J.D.
Registered Patent Attorney
Phone: (952) 886-7160
Fax: (952) 314-1353
E-mail: mrossman@terranovapatentlawpllc.com
Practice Areas
Mitchell is a registered patent attorney practicing in the areas of organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, agricultural chemistry, food chemistry, cosmetic chemistry, mechanical devices, biotechnology, biochemistry, and design patents.
Mitchell′s intellectual property expertise includes patent drafting (utility and design), patent prosecution, patent searching, client consultation, freedom to operate opinions, and invalidity opinions.
Mitchell has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in a variety of technologies including pharmaceutical compositions, topical skin compositions, nanoparticles, mechanical devices, medical implants, medical devices, adhesive compositions, paint and varnish compositions, dental compositions, polymeric compositions, semiconductor fabrication, antisense technologies, DNA microarrays, animal feed additives, and designs.
A recent sample of Mitchell's work is U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0004721 (US20100004721.pdf).
Legal Experience
Mitchell has 20+ years of combined intellectual property law and research & development experience. Prior to founding Terra Nova Patent Law, PLLC, Mitchell was an associate at Schwegman, Lundberg, & Woessner, P.A. and at Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A. During law school, Mitchell was a law clerk at Merchant & Gould, P.C. Mitchell has represented various large multinational corporations, large research universities, research institutes, small and mid-sized companies, technology start-ups, and individuals.
Research Experience
Before becoming a patent attorney, Mitchell held various research and development positions at 3M Company and at Imation Corporation.
While at 3M and Imation, Mitchell worked in the areas of photoconductors, electrophotographic toners, biosensors, nonlinear optics, photolithography, dyes and colorants, and photothermographic imaging systems.
Prior to joining 3M, Mitchell was a postdoctoral fellow in synthetic organic chemistry at Harvard University working under the direction of Professor Yoshito Kishi.
Bar Memberships and Professional Associations
Mitchell is admitted before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Registration No. 59,763). Mitchell is also admitted to practice law in the State of Minnesota (Minnesota State Bar. No. 003341210).
Mitchell is a member of American Intellectual Property Law Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Education
William Mitchell College of Law
J.D., January 2004
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, August 1983
University of California, San Diego
M.S., Chemistry, June 1978
The Ohio State University
B.S., Biochemistry, June 1977
Patents Obtained as an Inventor
Gaidelis, V.; Gavutiene, J.; Getautis, V.; Grazulevicius, J.V.; Jankauskas, V.; Kavaliunas; R.; Lazauskaite, R.; Paliulsi, O.; Rossman, M.A.; Sidaravicius, D.J.; Smith, T.P.; Stanishauskaite, A., “Organophotoreceptors for electrophotography featuring novel charge transport compounds based upon hydroxy-functional compounds,” U. S. Patent No. 6,214,503, issued April 10, 2001.
Bonham, J. A.; Rossman, M. A.; Grant, R. J., "Polymers containing halomethyl-1,3,5-triazine moieties," U. S. Patent No. 5,723,513, issued March 3, 1998.
Bonham, J. A.; Rossman, M. A.; Grant, R. J., "Polymer-bound Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazines containing a Monomeric Moiety," U. S. Patent No. 5,496,504, issued March 5, 1996.
Trend, J. A.; Rossman, M. A.; Kipke, C. A.; Yafuso, M.; Patil, S.J., "Cation-Sensing Composite Structure and Compounds for use therein," U. S. Patent No. 5,474,743, issued December 12, 1995.
Bonham, J. A.; Rossman, M. A.; Grant, R. J., "Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazines containing a Monomeric Moiety," U. S. Patent No. 5,387,682, issued February 7, 1995.
Rossman, M. A.; Bonham, J. A., "Composition containing a Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazine containing an amine-moiety," U. S. Patent No. 5,286,601, issued February 15, 1994.
Bonham, J. A.; Rossman, M. A., "Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazines Containing a Sensitizer Moiety," U. S. Patent No. 5,187,045, issued February 16, 1993.
Rossman, M. A.; Bonham, J. A., "Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazines Containing a Photoinitiator Moiety," U. S. Patent No. 5,153,323, issued October 6, 1992.
Sher, F. T.; Rossman, M. A., "Thermally Developable Light Sensitive Imagable Layers Containing Photobleachable Dyes," U. S. Patent No. 5,153,105, issued October 6, 1992.
Rossman, M. A.; Sher, F. T., "Thermally Developable Light Sensitive Imagable Layers Containing Photobleachable Sensitizers," U. S. Patent No. 5,153,104, issued October 6, 1992.
Rossman, M. A.; Bonham, J. A., "Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazines Containing an Amine-containing Moiety," U. S. Patent No. 5,116,977, issued May 26, 1992.
Bonham, J. A.; Rossman, M. A., "Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazines Containing a Sensitizer Moiety," U. S. Patent No. 5,034,526, issued July 23, 1991.
Rossman, M. A.; Bonham, J. A., "Halomethyl-1,3,5-triazines Containing an Amine-containing Moiety," U. S. Patent No. 4,985,562, issued January 15, 1991.
Professional Publications
Kanamori, K. K.; Roberts, J. D.; Rossman, M. A.; Leonard, N. J., "Nitrogen-15 NMR Study of Azacycl[3.3.3]azines in a Systematic Series," Heteroatom, 1992, 3, 19.
Rossman, M. A.; Leonard, N. J.; Urano, S.; LeBreton, P. R., "Synthesis and Valence Orbital Structure of Azacycl[3.3.3]azines in a Systematic Series," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 3884.
Halpern, A. M.; Rossman, M. A.; Hosmane, R. S.; Leonard, N. J., "Photophysics of the S1-S0 transition in Tri-s-triazine," J. Phys. Chem., 1984, 88, 4324.
Shahbaz, M.; Urano, S.; LeBreton, P. R.; Rossman, M. A.; Hosmane, R. S.; Leonard, N. J., "Tri-s-triazine: Synthesis, Chemical Behavior, and Spectroscopic and Theoretical Probes of Valence Orbital Structure," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 2805.
Hosmane, R. S.; Rossman, M. A.; Leonard, N. J., "Synthesis and Structure of Tri-s-triazine," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104, 5497.
Outside Activities
When not practicing law, Mitchell enjoys the company of his wife of 22 years and their two children. Mitchell also enjoys many sports including running, biking, adventure racing, skiing, kayaking, climbing, mountaineering, golf, and tennis.