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Ann M. Cannoni is an Intellectual Property attorney with experience in chemical and mechanical fields and a concentration in pharmaceutical, polymer and organic chemistry.  Before joining The Webb Law Firm, Mrs. Cannoni served as Senior Director-Patents for Schering-Plough Pharmaceutical Corporation, where she was in charge of all organic chemistry patent activities.   Her responsibilities included product life-cycle management, patent application preparation and prosecution, preparation of patentability, infringement and validity opinions, and due diligence for licensing, docketing and budgeting, as well as staff supervision.  Earlier, as Assistant Counsel-Coatings & Resins for the Automotive OEM and Aerospace Business Units of PPG Industries, Inc., Mrs. Cannoni supervised all business-unit intellectual property activities.  Prior assignments included conducting similar activities for the Fiberglass and Biomedical Business Units.  Mrs. Cannoni holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University, along with a J.D. degree from the Catholic University of America.

Professional Responsibilities
Mrs. Cannoni serves as shareholder and vice president of The Webb Law Firm, which has concentrated exclusively in intellectual property law since 1845.  She works with all aspects of IP law with a focus on pharmaceutical, polymer and organic chemistry areas of innovation.

Achievements and Credentials

Certification
Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia

Education
Catholic University of America,
Washington, D.C., J.D. 1990
1989 Winner of Miller Cup Moot Court Competition and Best Brief
1990 Sutherland Cup Finalist and Best Brief
Staff Member, The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy

Villanova University,
Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1985  B.S..
Major:  Chemical Engineering
Honors: National Merit Scholarship

Professional Associations and Memberships
Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association

Past Employment Positions
Schering-Plough Pharmaceutical Corporation, Senior Director-Patents,
      Kenilworth, New Jersey, 2000-2004
PPG Industries, Inc., Assistant Counsel-Coatings & Resins,
      Automotive OEM and Aerospace Business Units,
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1993-2000
Panitch, Schwartze, Jacobs and Nadel, Patent Attorney,
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990-1993
U.S. Department of Justice, Intellectual Property Staff, Commercial Litigation,       Civil Division, Washington, D.C, 1988

Personal
Born in Norristown and raised in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.  Mrs. Cannoni enjoys golf, running, spending time with her husband and “entertaining” their three black Labrador Retrievers.