919.854.1400 phone / 919.854.1401 fax
James R. Cannon
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Jim Cannon received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, summa cum laude, from Texas Christian University, his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, from Washington University (St. Louis), and his Juris Doctor Degree, with honors, from Duke University. While at Duke, Jim was the Technical Editor of the journal Law and Contemporary Problems. Jim has been practicing patent law since 1991. Jim is a member of the North Carolina Bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Jim is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and is involved in the North Carolina Bar Association, having served as Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section and as the IP Section CLE Chair. Jim authored "Novelty and the Public Domain" in The Law and Strategy of Biotechnology Patents, 1994 (Butterworth Heineman). Prior to receiving his law degree, Jim was a plastic parts designer and analyst for more than four years. He is experienced in patent prosecution in mechanical engineering, chemistry and biotechnology areas, with particular expertise in papermaking machines and component technology, manufacturing technology, motion furniture, battery construction and manufacture and plastic part manufacture. Jim was named to the "Legal Elite" every year from 2004 through 2010 by Business North Carolina magazine, based on a poll of North Carolina lawyers. Jim has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America from 2008 through 2010, based on a peer-review survey of attorneys across the country. Jim is the firm's managing partner.Shareholder
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919.854.1400
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919.854.1401
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P.O. Box 37428
Raleigh, NC 27627
Raleigh, NC 27627