Kathleen Madden Williams

Background

Madden Williams, Kathleen was born on August 22, 1955 in Brunswick, Georgia, United States.

Education

Smith College (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1977). Brown University (Doctor of Philosophy, with distinction, 1986). New England School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1991).

Career

Worked at Banner & Witcoff, Limited. (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Federal Trial and Appellate Practice in Intellectual Property Law. Patent, Trademark, Copyright, International Trade, Unfair Competition, Trade Secret and Antitrust Causes before Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies.

Admitted to the bar, 1992, Massachusetts.

1993, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1988, registered to practice before United States.

Patent and Trademark Office. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.

Women"s Bar Association.

Boston Patent Law Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Licensing Executive Society.

Banner & Allegretti, Limited. was organized in 1995 as a result of the merger of Allegretti & Witcoff, Limited.

(founded in 1920) and Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett (founded in 1960). The firm, which has offices in Boston, Chicago and Washington, is dedicated to the practice of intellectual property law.

The firm provides legal representation in obtaining, commercializing and litigating intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad. The practice includes counseling on the availability, validity and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Patent interference proceedings.

Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings. Domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution. Custom seizures of infringing products.

And litigating patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases.

Firm members have experience in both jury and bench trials in the Federal Courts, in proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and practice in all technologies, including the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts as well as computer hardware and software and biotechnology.

Achievements

• Kathleen Madden Williams has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Women"s Bar Association. Boston Patent Law Association.

American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Licensing Executive Society.