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Julie W. Meder is an Intellectual Property attorney with extensive experience in law, business and technical fields such as chemical engineering, physics and biotechnology.  She is a published author and legal authority whose informed comments have appeared in technology magazines and scientific journals.   Early in her career, she served as a research fellow in biotechnology at the Agricultural University of Wageningen, The Netherlands, and later as a polymer research and development engineer and biotechnology technical sales representative with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Delaware.

She holds a J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, an M.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia, and a B.A. in Physics from Colgate University. 

Mrs. Meder is involved with all aspects of IP law including patent protection for plant varieties.  She has presented and argued before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit high-profile cases with far-reaching impact on the plant breeding community.

Professional Responsibilities
Mrs. Meder serves as a director and vice president of The Webb Law Firm,  which has concentrated exclusively in intellectual property law since 1845. 

Achievements and Credentials

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

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania

Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1993  J.D.

University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, 1984  M.S., Chemical Engineering

Colgate University,
Hamilton, New York, 1982  B.A.
Major:  Physics

Published Works
"A Visit to the Cyber-Space Mall: Who Owns a Web Site Address?"
35 Duq. Law Rev. 989, Summer, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships
Allegheny County Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association

Past Employment Positions
Agricultural University of Wageningen, The Netherlands,
Research Fellow in Biotechnology

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Polymer Research and Development Engineer and Biotechnology Technical Sales Representative

Personal
Born September 6, 1960, Rochester, New York, United States of America.  Mrs. Meder enjoys running, skiing and spending time with family.  She resides in the Pittsburgh area.