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Catherine Ashley Straight

Catherine Ashley Straight was a founding member of the Law Firm of Hodgson & Straight, in Sacramento, California, from 1985 to 2003.  In January of 2004, Ms. Straight established her new law practice in the downtown Sacramento area in order to concentrate her practice in the areas of Intellectual Property Law, including Patent, Trademark and Copyright, and Real Property Law.  Property Law of all types continues to be Ms. Straight's passion.

Litigation Experience

Practice in Federal and State Courts - both Local and Appellate Courts
Practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Court Litigation:  Including,  patent infringement and licensing; trademark infringement, trade dress, and unfair competition; copyright infringement; and breach of contract
State Court Litigation: Real Property damage and specific performance actions, real property partition actions, slander of title, quiet title, eminent domain, real estate broker liability, contractor liability, commercial landlord-tenant disputes and unlawful detainer; General Business breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, partnership and corporate disputes, and corporate and partnership dissolution actions.

Transactional Experience
Registered Patent Attorney. Utility and Design Patent Applications, Prosecution, and Patent Maintenance.  Federal and State Trademark and Service Mark Applications, Registrations and Renewals.  Copyright Registrations.
Commercial Real Estate Sales and Leasing Documents
Patent and Trademark Licensing Agreements
Formation of Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships
Transfers and Sales of Interests in Corporate and Other Entities

Admissions To Practice And Memberships
California State Bar
Patent Attorney United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States District Courts: Eastern District of California; Northern District of California; Central District of California
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
American Intellectual Property Law Association
 

Legal Education And Honors
Juris Doctor with Distinction Conferred 1985
University of the Pacific
    • McGeorge School of Law
Order of the Coif
Class Standing 7th
Dean's Honor Roll for 3 years
Traynor Society Member
American Jurisprudence Award-Real Property
Prentice Hall Award Outstanding Tax Student
Institute International and Comparative Law
    •Paris, France through the University of 
     California at San Diego Law School

Undergraduate Education
Bachelors Degree with Honors in Biological Sciences  with Minors in Chemistry and Mathematics

Bachelors Degree with Honors in Government
California State University at Sacramento, California

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