Background
Rossa, Thomas James was born on November 17, 1941 in Milwaukee. Son of Mitchell John and Alice Frances (Heppe) Rossa.
Rossa, Thomas James was born on November 17, 1941 in Milwaukee. Son of Mitchell John and Alice Frances (Heppe) Rossa.
United States Naval Academy (Bachelor of Science, 1963). University of Utah (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Worked at Trask, Britt & Rossa, A Professional Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) specializing in Intellectual Property Law, Industrial Coating, Adhesive Application Equipment, Packaging Machinery, Industrial Robots, Electrical and Electronic Systems, Navigational Equipment, Communications Systems, Sonar Systems, Nuclear Engineering. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Utah and United States. District Court, District of Utah.
1974, United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. 1976, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1981, Ohio; 1981, United States.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1986, United States. Supreme Court.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Military: Captain, United States Naval Reserve.
Finance chairman Utah Republican Committee, 1979. Member bereavement advisory county Holy Cross Hospital, 1989-1996. Chairman allocations committee United Way, 1991-1996.
Board directors Utah Issues, 1991. Member American Bar Association, Utah Bar Association (chairman bridge gap committee 1974-1975, lawyers benefits committee 1975-1979, president credit union 1976-1979), Salt Lake County Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Federal Bar Association, United States Naval Institute, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Married Shirley Cordell, June 5, l977. Children: Jeannine Marie, Steven James.