Cathryn Berryman

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

IP Litigation

IP Transactional

Business Litigation

Career

Cathryn Berryman is a shareholder in Winstead's Intellectual Property Practice Group. Her practice focuses on domestic and international intellectual property licensing and transactional work for the following industries or areas:

Computer software and systems integration, procurement and outsourcing

Internet and electronic commerce and social media

Privacy and security

Trademarks and branding

Domain name registrations and disputes

Visual art, entertainment and multimedia (including representation of artists, game development, broadcasting, publishing and advertising companies)

Hospitals, health care and medical device manufacturing

Transportation and supply chain management

Semiconductor chip manufacturing

Banking and financial institutions

Retail product production, clearance and branding

Advertisements and marketing

Technology development and distribution (including master service agreement, professional services agreement, independent contractors, consultants, resellers, OEM, VARs, employees, inventors, and sales agents)

Consumer devices, software and related services

Intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions and related litigation (including mergers and acquisitions, policies and procedures, due diligence and audits)

Cathryn has represented individuals and start-up, private and publicly traded technology companies in their efforts to obtain, protect and license their IP assets in the marketplace.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

State Bar of Texas

Dallas Bar Association

Alabama State Bar

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Dallas Regional Chamber

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

DFWHC Foundation Data Architecture & Security in Healthcare (DASH), Advisory Board, 2020-2021

Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation

Park Cities Baptist Church

Publications

The Best Lawyers in America, (BL Rankings, LLC), 2011-2025

The Best Lawyers in America, “Lawyer of the Year” - Dallas Trademark Law, (BL Rankings, LLC), 2015, 2022

SportsBusiness Journal, 2021 Power Players: Outside Counsel

Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2010

Chambers and Partners USA Guide: America's Leading Business Lawyers (Intellectual Property; Trademark & Copyright), 2010-2023

Chambers USA Guide to America, Chambers & Partners Publishing, 2019-2025

Chairman and founding member, State Bar of Texas, Women in IP Committee

Elected Council Member, State Bar of Texas, Intellectual Property Section, 2017-2020

Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2018

Education

Experience

Domestic and international intellectual property licensing and transactional work for a variety of industries and areas (see list above)

Trademark consultation, filing and prosecution

Copyright consultation, filing and prosecution