Catherine Ashley Straight is a Patent Attorney registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  Ms. Straight has experience in litigation matters involving patent infringement and licensing, trademark infringement, trade secret and unfair competition, copyright infringement, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. Ms. Straight also has litigation experience in real property matters, including commercial lease disputes and unlawful detainer, receiverships, quiet title, slander of title, eminent domain, partition actions, and boundary disputes.  Ms. Straight's practice includes the prosecution and maintenance of patents, federal and state registration of trademarks and service marks, patent and trademark licensing agreements, registration of copyrights, negotiation and preparation of leases, real estate purchase and sales agreements, contracts, business entity formation and operations.