WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following statement by Director Andrei Iancu on the death of ex-Assistant Secretary Gerald J. Mossinghoff: "The United States Patent and Trademark Office mourns the loss of The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, and a true legend in the American intellectual property community. "In 1957, Commissioner Mossinghoff began  more PR