Katherine Dugdale focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation and general commercial litigation. She has particular experience in the area of trademark, copyright and related intellectual property litigation. She has handled copyright and trademark cases throughout the country on behalf of a major software developer. 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.
Additional litigation matters that Katherine has handled include successfully defending a national association against the entry of a preliminary injunction, representing a major airline in a commercial software dispute and obtaining summary judgment for claims involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). She also obtained summary judgment in one of the first civil rulings under the Anticounterfeiting Act of 2004.
In addition to her litigation practice, Katherine has extensive experience counseling clients in a variety of industries on intellectual property, brand protection strategies and right of privacy issues.
Katherine also has an active pro bono practice and has represented clients in immigration and adoption matters.
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
Professional Leadership
- American Bar Association, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
- Bet Tzedek, Justice Ball Committee
Related Employment
- Piper Rudnick, Los Angeles, CA, Partner, 2002 - 2004
- Preston Gates & Ellis, Partner, 2002
- Preston Gates & Ellis, Associate, 1996 - 2002