Kate McDowell assists clients across a wide range of industries to develop, protect, and enforce their trademark portfolios in the U.S. and internationally.
Kate’s understanding of the law, backed by over a decade of experience gained as a trademark paralegal prior to and while attending law school, informs her work for clients. Her background includes conducting domestic trademark availability searches; filing U.S. and international trademark applications; assisting with Trademark Trial and Appeal Board opposition and cancellation proceedings; drafting responses to Office Actions; and helping clients to develop domain enforcement strategies and resolve domain disputes decided under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy.
While pursuing her J.D. at California Western School of Law, Kate served as vice president of the Student Intellectual Property Law Association and worked as a student trademark practitioner in the Law School Clinic Certification Program of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
When she’s not at work, Kate enjoys running half-marathons, attending concerts, and lounging with her dogs.
Not admitted to practice in California. Work conducted in California is directly supervised by a member of the California bar or is limited to U.S. federal courts or agencies listed in admissions or otherwise authorized by law.
Training
Paralegal Certificate, University of San Diego (2009)
