Katherine E. Sieve

Katherine Sieve is an associate at Norvell IP. She advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, with emphasis on trademark issues across a range of industries, including the financial, fashion, and travel industries. Katherine’s practice focuses on worldwide trademark clearance, procurement, enforcement, and portfolio management, as well as trademark and copyright litigation in federal court and before the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

During law school, Katherine was a member and Student Articles Editor of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. Katherine was also a competitor in the Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition and a member of the Women’s Law Society executive board. Katherine received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award® in Intellectual Property. Prior to joining the firm, Katherine was an associate at a Chicago boutique where she focused her practice on intellectual property.

Education

J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2020, cum laude
B.A., Furman University, 2017, cum laude

Admissions

Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. Dist. Court, N.D. Illinois

Areas of Emphasis and Experience

• Intellectual property enforcement actions
• Worldwide trademark counseling and portfolio management
• Trademark clearance and risk assessment
• Transactional licensing and assignment agreements
• Domain name and Internet intellectual property enforcement
• Intellectual property inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (T.T.A.B.)

Memberships & Affiliations

International Trademark Association
Chicago Bar Association
Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP)
Women's Bar Association of Illinois
National Association of Women Lawyers