University of Illinois College of Law,
J.D., cum laude, 2013
CALI Award for Future Excellence in Advanced Patent Practice
Editor, Intellectual Property Moot Court
Nominee, Paul Lisnek Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
DePauw University,
B.A. Biology, 2010
Illinois
Missouri
US Patent and Trademark Office
Listed in "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" (by BL Rankings) in St. Louis, Missouri, 2022-2025
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Commercial Litigation
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 2022-Present
Associate, 2013-2021
Summer Associate, 2012
Office of the Hendricks County Prosecutor
Law Clerk, 2008-2011
Katie's practice encompasses a broad spectrum of intellectual property matters, including counterfeiting, patent and other trademark litigation for a wide range of clients in diverse business sectors.
Katie is a registered patent attorney who earned her J.D. from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, where she was an editor of the Intellectual Property Moot Court. Katie also holds a B.A. in Biology from DePauw University.
The AIA: Reviewing the first year of Inter Partes Review
Federal Circuit rules objective prong of willful infringement best decided by judge
Class of 16 Partners Completes Women’s Leadership Academy
2023-24 Women's Leadership Academy
Summary judgment win for Canadian Standards Association
Congratulations to the new Thompson Coburn partners for 2022
New Jersey jury awards $11 million to Thompson Coburn client in pet invention dispute
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