Rita Weeks, Associate

Phone: 202-756-8092
Email: rweeks@mwe.com
Website: www.mwe.com
Professional Biography:
Rita Weeks is an intellectual property litigation associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Rita specializes in litigation matters involving claims for trademark infringement, counterfeiting and dilution; copyright infringement; trade dress infringement; false advertising and unfair competition; and Internet-related disputes. Rita possesses substantial experience representing clients in a variety of industries before federal and state courts, in arbitration and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Organization: McDermott Will & Emery

Articles in the National Law Review database by Rita Weeks:

Caution Canal Street Counterfeiters—Plaintiffs May Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Addition to Statutory Damages (Posted On Friday, May 18, 2012)
No Trademark Protection for Design of Closure Cap for Medical Collection Tubes (Posted On Sunday, May 13, 2012)
Supreme Court to Decide if First Sale Doctrine Permits Importation of Foreign-Made Copyrighted Works Without Authorization (Posted On Sunday, April 29, 2012)
Sony Is the New “King of the Road” (Posted On Thursday, April 26, 2012)
The All “Reasonable Manners” of Depiction Standard Rejected in Trademark Examinations, as Well as Oppositions (Posted On Thursday, April 12, 2012)
No Likelihood of Confusion or Dilution Between COACH for Test Preparation Materials and COACH for Handbags (Posted On Saturday, April 7, 2012)
“Caught Up” Not Substantially Similar to “Caught Up” (Posted On Tuesday, March 13, 2012)
Cancellation of Trademark Registration OK as Sanction for Failure to Comply with TTAB Discovery Orders (Posted On Wednesday, February 22, 2012)
Restoration of Copyright in Foreign Works Passes Constitution Muster (Posted On Wednesday, February 8, 2012)
Apple Denied Rights to “iPad” Trademark in China (Posted On Friday, January 6, 2012)
Ninth Circuit Declares that “The King” Is Dead (in Copyright Cases) (Posted On Thursday, October 6, 2011)
eBay Abrogates Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Copyright Cases in Ninth Circuit (Posted On Friday, September 9, 2011)
Naked Licensing Defense Barred Where Licensee Previously Failed to Contest Trademark Validity (Posted On Monday, August 1, 2011)
Second Circuit Revives Copyright Infringement Suit Against Non-Resident for Uploading Copyrighted Material Online (Posted On Sunday, July 17, 2011)
Domain Name Registrant Found to Lack Bad Faith in UDRP Proceeding Later Loses Against ACPA Claim (Posted On Wednesday, June 15, 2011)
Personal Jurisdiction Lacking Despite Twenty Internet Users from Forum State Signing Up for Defendant’s Website (Posted On Tuesday, June 14, 2011)
False Advertising Injunction Upheld; It’s All Good … And Good for You (Posted On Monday, June 6, 2011)
Bridal Shop Loses Trademark Rights for Naked Licensing - Eva's Bridal Ltd. (Posted On Saturday, June 4, 2011)
Idea Submission Case Involving “Ghost Hunters” Television Series Not Preempted by Copyright Law (Posted On Friday, June 3, 2011)
No Standing if Plaintiff’s Exclusive Rights Were Limited in Time (Posted On Thursday, May 12, 2011)
“Situs of the Injury” for Exercising Personal Jurisdiction over Defendant for Online Copyright Infringement Is Location of Copyright Owner (Posted On Tuesday, May 10, 2011)

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