Attorney Biographies
Mitchell A. Rossman, Ph.D., J.D.
Registered Patent Attorney
Founding Member
Phone: (952) 886-7160
Phone: (866) 925-7242 (Toll-Free)
Skype: mitchell.a.rossman
Fax: (952) 314-1353
E-mail: mrossman@terranovapatentlawpllc.com
Terra Nova Patent Law, PLLC
Minnesota Center, Suite 1100
7760 France Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435
Practice Areas
Mitchell is a registered patent attorney practicing in the areas of mechanical devices, medical devices, industrial equipment, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, biotechnology, and biochemistry.
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 mechanical devices, medical devices, industrial equipment, pharmaceutical compositions, topical skin compositions, nanoparticles, medical implants, adhesive compositions, paint and varnish compositions, dental compositions, polymeric compositions, semiconductor fabrication, antisense technologies, DNA microarrays, animal feed additives, and designs.
Legal Experience
Mitchell has 20+ years of combined intellectual property law and research & development experience. Prior to founding Terra Nova Patent Law, PLLC on April 1, 2009, 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. 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.
Mitchell is the author of five professional publications and has thirteen United States Patents.
Mitchell is a member of American Intellectual Property Law Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law 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
Yukiko O. Maekawa, Ph.D., J.D.
Registered Patent Attorney
Of Counsel
Phone: (202) 573-8701
Fax: (202) 540-9080
Skype: yukiom10
E-mail: ymaekawa@terranovapatentlawpllc.com
Terra Nova Patent Law, PLLC
1776 I Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington, District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas
Yukiko is a registered patent attorney practicing in various areas including semiconductor devices, electrical circuitry, signal processing systems, medical devices, optical devices, mechanical devices, liquid crystal devices, plasma display devices, medical systems, bioinformatics, data storage systems, computer network systems, telecommunication systems, computer software applications, and business methods.
Yukiko’s intellectual property expertise includes patent drafting (utility and design), patent prosecution, patent searching, client consultation, freedom to operate opinions, patentability opinions, invalidity opinions, and trademark prosecution.
Legal Experience
Yukiko also has 20+ years of combined intellectual property law and research & development experience. Prior to joining Terra Nova Patent Law, Yukiko was an associate at ReedSmith LLP. During law school, Yukiko was a summer associate at Haverstock & Owes, LLP. Yukiko has also 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, Yukiko held various research positions at Hitachi, Ltd., Central Research Laboratory and the University of Minnesota. At Hitachi, Ltd., Yukiko was engaged in research and development of algorithms and hardware for various medical imaging systems including MRI, bio-magnetism, and ultrasound imaging. At the University of Minnesota, Yukiko conducted research on medical devices used for MRI dynamic imaging.
Bar Memberships and Professional Associations
Yukiko is admitted before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Registration No. 50,307). Yukiko is also admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and in the State of Minnesota.
Yukiko is the author of six publications in major scientific journals and several series of articles relating to U.S. patent law on the Nikkei website. Yukiko also has five United States Patents, seven Japanese Patents, and twenty-seven Japanese Patent Application Publications.
Yukiko is a member of American Intellectual Property Law Association, District of Columbia Bar, and Minnesota State Bar Association.
Yukiko is bilingual in English and Japanese.
Yukiko is located in Washington, D.C.
Education
Santa Clara University School of Law
J.D.
University of Tokyo
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Hokkaido University
M.S., Biomedical Engineering
Hokkaido University
B.S., Electronics Engineering
Support Staff
Terra Nova Patent Law, PLLC also employs a part-time patent attorney, three part-time patent engineers, and one part-time paralegal.