Katherine M. Dugdale
- Los Angeles
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Katherine focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation and enforcement.
Katherine Dugdale has particular experience in the area of trademark, copyright, and related intellectual property litigation. She has handled copyright and trademark cases throughout the country. In addition to obtaining summary judgments on copyright and trademark claims, Katherine has obtained contempt orders, temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and asset freezes. She has successfully argued trademark and copyright cases in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Education & Credentials
Education
- USC Gould School of Law, J.D., 1993
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1989
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Related Employment
- Piper Rudnick, Los Angeles, CA, Partner, 2002-2004
- Preston Gates & Ellis, Partner, 2002
- Preston Gates & Ellis, Associate, 1996-2002
Professional Recognition
Named One of the 30 Most Influential Intellectual Property Lawyers by the Los Angeles Business Journal in August 2017
Listed in Law & Politics and Los Angeles magazines as a "Southern California Super Lawyers," 2007-2010; and as a “Southern California Rising Star,” 2004-2006
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American Bar Association, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
- Bet Tzedek, Justice Ball Committee