This document provides the resume of Ann Marie Morouney. It summarizes her experience as an Intellectual Property Specialist at Avintiv Specialty Materials Inc. since 2014, where her responsibilities include assisting with IP matters, preparing meeting materials, maintaining IP databases, and ensuring timely payment of fees. Prior to this, she worked as an IP Paralegal at UTC Aerospace Systems from 2005 to 2014 and at Alston & Bird, LLP from 1992 to 2005, where she gained experience in patent prosecution and international patent filings. She holds certifications as an Advanced Certified Paralegal and North Carolina Certified Paralegal.

1. Ann Marie Morouney
4001 Canbury Court
Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 975-2074
EMPLOYMENT:
AVINTIV SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC., Charlotte, NC July 2014 - Present
(POLYMER GROUP, INC.)
Intellectual Property Specialist
• Responsible for assisting Chief Intellectual Property Counsel in a variety of Intellectual
Property matters
• Responsible for preparing quarterly Intellectual Property Sub-committee meeting agendas
and minutes
• Support, maintain and monitor Intellectual Property database. Build and generate reports
from this database on an as-needed basis
• Ensure timely payment of patent maintenance and annuity fees, trademark renewal
registration fees and domain name renewal fees
• Prepare and electronically file documents with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office in support of company’s Intellectual Property activities
• Research and collect references and information in support of company’s freedom to
operate opinions and other patent landscape studies
• Provide instructions to outside counsel in support of patent and trademark prosecution
activities
• Draft reporting and reminder correspondence to internal business units, coordinate
execution of Powers of Attorney and Assignments by inventors
UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS, Charlotte, NC 2005- June 2014
(GOODRICH CORPORATION)
Intellectual Property Paralegal
• Prepare for Patent Review Board meetings with internal business units
• Advise outside counsel of instructions for filing patent applications
• Manage communications between outside counsel and internal business units
• Maintain and monitor database of patent and trademark property
• Payment of patent renewal fees, including monitoring deadlines and reporting to internal
business units
• Payment of trademark registration renewals, including monitoring deadlines and (when
applicable) reporting to internal business units
• Prepare and file various documents with US Patent and Trademark Office
• Provide support for intellectual property attorneys, including drafting documents,
monitoring rules and regulations, and tracking prosecution deadlines
• Compiling reports for intellectual property attorneys and/or internal business units
• Scrutinizing outside counsel invoices
• Performing research
• Proofing patents and filing Certificate of Corrections with USPTO, when applicable

2. • Obtain legalization of documents
• Draft reporting and reminder correspondence to internal business units, coordinate
execution of Powers of Attorney and Assignments by inventors
• Reviewing trademark watch notices
ALSTON & BIRD, LLP, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC 1992-2005
(BELL, SELTZER, PARK & GIBSON)
International Patent Paralegal (9 yrs)
•File National and Regional Phase applications in PCT countries
•Direct file applications in foreign countries
•Draft documents and responses related to PCT Application, Requests, Demand for
Preliminary Examination and other required responses
•Draft reporting and reminder letters to client, coordinate execution of Powers of Attorney
and Assignments by client
•Review Search Reports and Written Opinions
•Draft Requests for Extension of Time
•Obtain legalization of foreign documents
•Draft correspondence to foreign associates from countries around the world
•Advise CPA (Computer Packages Annuities) of pertinent information throughout life of
patent
•Maintain a personal docket of over 6,000 files to compliment firms docketing database with
call up reminders so critical deadlines are timely met
•Review and monitor PCT rules and regulations as well as country law changes and advise
attorneys according.
•Tracking of billable/non-billable time (knowledge of Carpe Diem 2.2 and Ceridian software)
Secretary to International Patent Paralegals (1 ½ yrs.)
• Assisted Paralegals in their job functions
• Preparation of foreign patent files/applications/documents
• Processed Patent Office/foreign associate correspondence
Administrative Assistant (2 ½ yrs.)
UNITED STATES NAVY, NAS Pensacola FL and NAS Meridian, MS 1984-1988
Petty Officer, 3rd
Class
• Quality Assurance Inspector
• Aircraft Mechanic: Egress System, Air Conditioning & Pressurization, Liquid Oxygen
Servicing & Maintenance

3. EDUCATION: 2011 ACP, Advanced Certified Paralegal, Trademarks
(National Certification via NALA)
2007 NCCP, North Carolina Certified Paralegal
2004 CP, Certified Paralegal (National Certification via
NALA)
1998 Blackstone School of Law
Paralegal Certificate
SPECIAL SKILLS: Microsoft Office 2003 and 2010 (Word, Outlook,
Excel, PowerPoint, Lync, SharePoint)
FoundationIP (FIP) (Patent, Trademark, and CPA Global
Renewal Database)
Computer Packages Inc. (CPI) (Patent, Trademark, and
Maintenance Renewal Database)
Lexis/Nexis, PACER Court Links, Thomson Innovation
References available upon request