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Overview

Caroline Brown is an associate attorney in Scheef & Stone’s Dallas office. She focuses her practice on all aspects of intellectual property law, combining her background in chemical biosciences with her legal training to help clients protect and enforce their innovations. Her work encompasses intellectual property litigation, patent, copyright, and trademark prosecution.

She is passionate about the intersection of science and law and brings both analytical precision and creativity to her practice.

Experience

Caroline graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2025. During law school, she served as Chief of the Civil & Consumer Clinic, was an Articles Editor for the SMU Science and Technology Law Review, and held leadership roles as President of the Intellectual Property Organization, a Tsai Center for Law, Science & Innovation Scholar, and an On-Campus Director of the Board of Advocates. Caroline gained valuable experience through an externship with a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and an internship with the 442nd Judicial District Court of Texas, as well as through summer clerkships with Dallas law firms, including Scheef & Stone in 2024. She was also a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society and competed in the 2024 Sal Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition.

While pursuing her undergraduate degree at the University of Oklahoma, Caroline was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and was actively involved in campus and community organizations, including The Big Event, Soonerthon, the Arthritis Foundation, and the One Love Foundation. She also represented Oklahoma at the Arthritis Foundation’s National Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

Associations

  • The Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn American Inn of Court

Education

  • Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2025
  • University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Biosciences

Practice Areas

  • Patent Prosecution & Litigation
  • Trademark Prosecution & Litigation
  • Copyright Prosecution & Litigation
  • Other Intellectual Property Matters

Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • The Northern District of Texas
  • The Eastern District of Texas