Nomination of Gerald J. Mossinghoff To Be Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks

The President today announced his intention to nominate Gerald J. Mossinghoff to be Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce.

Since 1976 Mr. Mossinghoff has been Deputy General Counsel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He was Assistant General Counsel for General Law in 1974-76; Deputy Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs in 1971-74; and Director of Congressional Liaison in 1967-71. Mr. Mossinghoff was Director, Office of Legislative Planning, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1965-67. He was patent attorney with that office in 1963-65 and first joined the Patent Office in 1957. Mr. Mossinghoff was a patent attorney in private practice in 1961-63. In 1954-57 he was assistant project engineer with Sachs Electric Corp., St. Louis, Mo.

Mr. Mossinghoff was graduated from St. Louis University (B.S., 1957) and George Washington University (.I.D., 1961). Mr. Mossinghoff is married and has three children. He resides with his family in Fairfax Station, Va. He was born in St. Louis, Mo., on September 30, 1935.