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Kathleen A. Dorton
Associate

Email. kdorton@mcandrews-ip.com
Tel. (312) 775-8167

Education
University of Illinois, B.S. Bioengineering, 2003
DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2008

Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Illinois.

Professional Experience
Katie joined McAndrews, Held & Malloy as a law clerk in 2006 and as a full time associate in 2008.  Katie has gained experience in litigation and patent prosecution covering a variety of technological areas.

Prior to law school, Katie worked in a neurobiology laboratory at Northwestern University. There, she performed various studies related to the co-localization of neuronal proteins, and other neuroscience experiments related to reproduction in small animal models.  

Katie graduated cum laude from DePaul University College of Law.  While in law school, she was awarded a prestigious Dean’s Scholarship.  As a member of the DePaul Law Review, Katie authored Intellectual Property Tying Arrangements: Has the Market Power Presumption Reached the End of its Rope?, 57 DePaul L. Rev. 539 (2008).  She received awards for top academic performance in Litigation Strategy, Transactional Drafting, and Bankruptcy, and excelled in IP courses such as Patent Law, IP Law Survey, and Telecommunications.  In addition to coursework, she also gained practical experience while advising pro bono clients regarding IP matters for the Technology/Intellectual Property Clinic.

As an undergraduate studying bioengineering at the University of Illinois, Katie gained laboratory experience and familiarity with a number of biological and chemical technologies. In addition, as a research assistant for the University she studied synthetic polymer compounds for biological applications such as synthetic cartilage.














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