Katharine Altemus

Katharine Altemus is an accomplished legal professional in the field of intellectual property, currently serving as Enterprise Counsel at Agilent Technologies since March 2015, following a role as Counsel specializing in Intellectual Property. Prior to Agilent, Katharine was Principal at Altemus from January 2011 to March 2015, where expertise included patent portfolio strategies, infringement risk assessment, and litigation support. Katharine also has a robust legal background as a Senior Associate at Howrey LLP, focusing on intellectual property litigation across various technological sectors. Earlier academic pursuits included a position as a neuroscientist at UC Davis School of Medicine and MMRC at UCLA, where research centered on neurotransmitter functions and their implications in neurological diseases. Katharine holds a J.D. from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.