Caitlin P. Canahai

Caitlin is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice, where she focuses on trademark prosecution, trademark management of international portfolios, trademark enforcement, and intellectual property litigation before U.S. federal courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Caitlin regularly counsels clients regarding the adoption of trademarks, advertising, and social media issues. She also has experience with copyright registration and enforcement.

Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Caitlin was an associate at a multinational law firm in Chicago. In law school, she worked for a leading intellectual property scholar and assisted in drafting and filing numerous amicus briefs in intellectual property cases before U.S. federal courts.

• Dean Joseph O’Meara Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
• Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Program of Study in Intellectual Property Law
• Notre Dame Law Review, Vol 94, Executive Managing Editor
• Captain William O. McLean Community Citizenship Award
• Faculty Award (Highest Grade): Constitutional Law; Property; Patent Law; Trademark & Unfair Competition; and Information Technology Law

• International Trademark Association, Member