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MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D. Partner Address: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP Suite 100 East 8110 Gatehouse Road Falls Church, VA  22042 USA Telephone: +1-703-205-8000 Facsimile: +1-703-205-8050 E-mail: maa@bskb.com

Bar Admissions: 2000, Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Biochemistry, 1986); Cornell University (M.S., Immunology, 1992); Cornell University (Ph.D., Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, 1992); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Lambda Upsilon. Alpha Epsilon Delta. Golden Key. Student Member, Giles Sutherland Rich American Inns of Court.

• Practiced in intellectual property field since 1995
• Working with inventors and technology transfer offices, including the NIH technology transfer office, for the preparation of patent applications in the fields of immunology, pharmaceutical chemistry, biotechnology, organic chemistry, assay and drug screening systems, medical devices and plant patents.
• Extensive experience in foreign prosecution in both WIPO member countries and non-member countries.
• Prosecution of patent applications before the USPTO, including preparations for appeals and appearances before the Board of Appeals.
• Interference practice.
• Preparation of legal opinions regarding infringement, validity and patentability.
• Preparation of license agreements and collaboration agreements.
• Experience in FDA procedures including ANDAs and acquisition Orphan Drug Protection.

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