Catherine Rajwani is an intellectual property lawyer and a registered patent attorney. Ms. Rajwani handles a full range of IP issues in her practice including patent, trademark, and copyright disputes, portfolio evaluation and protection, and patent license transactions. She has participated in all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling through trial and appeal, in federal courts across the country. She has handled numerous trademark oppositions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Ms. Rajwani also handles federal and state court complex business litigation matters and is well versed in alternate dispute resolution proceedings.
Ms. Rajwani graduated in the top 5% of her class at Baylor Law School and served as a law clerk to the Honorable David C. Godbey, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2002-2003). She has a degree in chemical engineering from Columbia University and worked as a process and project engineer at a prominent chemical and gas company prior to entering law school. She was named a Texas Rising Star in 2006, 2007 and 2008 by the Texas Super Lawyers publication and a New England Rising Star in 2010 and 2011 in both the New England Super Lawyers publication and Boston magazine. Ms. Rajwani was honored as a 40 under 40 recipient in 2010 by the Worcester Business Journal.
Ms. Rajwani has served as the co-chair of the Worcester County Bar Intellectual Property Committee since 2009. She has authored papers and given presentations on "Controlling Costs in Patent Litigation," "The Accelerated Patent Process – Debunking the Myths," and "What is Your Client's Intellectual Property Strategy." Ms. Rajwani has been a guest lecturer on patent law at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Ms. Rajwani is actively involved with the Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Services in Worcester County and has served on their committees and advisory council since 2008.
Ms. Rajwani is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and Texas and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.