Intellectual Property Litigation

Patent Prosecution

Intellectual Property Practice Group, Chair

• Ohio, 1994

• Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., cum laude
• University of Notre Dame, B.S., Chemical Engineering
  

Ann is chairperson of the intellectual property department and practices in the areas of patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright litigation and patent prosecution.  Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, she worked as in-house patent counsel at General Electric.

Experience

Frost Brown Todd, Cincinnati, Ohio
1/02 - Present
Member, Intellectual Property Department
11/00 - 12/01
Associate

Frost & Jacobs, Cincinnati, Ohio
10/95 - 11/00
Associate, Intellectual Property Department

Practice directed to all aspects of intellectual property law, with particular concentration in litigation and patent prosecution.

Participated in litigation of patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright cases, in state and federal courts, involving steel processing, food dyes, air knives, electronic high-security locks, automotive parts, computer software and telecommunications products and services.

Drafted and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications in the chemical, biotechnical and mechanical arts, including subject matter areas involving steel manufacturing, ink jet printers, mechanical devices, biochemistry, and medical devices.

General Electric Co.
Corporate Research and Development
Schenectady, New York
Attorney – Patent and Legal Operation,
10/94 - 9/95

• Chambers USA® America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2011

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association