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Biography

Biography

Kathleen is a seasoned intellectual property and data privacy attorney who advises clients on a full range of intellectual property matters including strategy, acquisition, counseling and litigation, as well as complex data privacy issues.

She counsels clients on the negotiation and structuring of complex agreements, including:

  • IP licenses and technology transactions.
  • Software license and development agreements.
  • SaaS and other platform-related products and services.
  • Website and mobile app terms.
  • Privacy notices.
  • Managed services agreements.
  • Data processing and security agreements.
  • Development and implementation of IP and AI policies.
  • Co-branding and supply agreements.

Kathleen is also a registered patent attorney with experience preparing patentability analyses and opinions, negotiating sophisticated patent licenses, and conducting IP due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.

Kathleen has defended clients in intellectual property litigation against claims of patent infringement before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and on appeal before the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and against claims of misappropriation of ideas and trade secrets before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Her engineering background guides her work with clients in a variety of industries, including:

  • Manufacturing processes.
  • Industrial designs.
  • Medical devices.
  • Financial data analytics.

Kathleen is a seasoned intellectual property and data privacy attorney who advises clients on a full range of intellectual property matters including strategy, acquisition, counseling and litigation, as well as complex data privacy issues.

She counsels clients on the negotiation and structuring of complex agreements, including:

  • IP licenses and technology transactions.
  • Software license and development agreements.
  • SaaS and other platform-related products and services.
  • Website and mobile app terms.
  • Privacy notices.
  • Managed services agreements.
  • Data processing and security agreements.
  • Development and implementation of IP and AI policies.
  • Co-branding and supply agreements.

Kathleen is also a registered patent attorney with experience preparing patentability analyses and opinions, negotiating sophisticated patent licenses, and conducting IP due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.

Kathleen has defended clients in intellectual property litigation against claims of patent infringement before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and on appeal before the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and against claims of misappropriation of ideas and trade secrets before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Her engineering background guides her work with clients in a variety of industries, including:

  • Manufacturing processes.
  • Industrial designs.
  • Medical devices.
  • Financial data analytics.

Before Fox Rothschild

Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Kathleen was a patent attorney at a national law firm.

Before entering the legal profession, Kathleen was a project engineer. She focused on projects related to the design, renovation and testing of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, equipment and utilities.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2001)
  • University of Pennsylvania (1996)
    • Bioengineering & English