Mimi ("Mr") Rupp Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia

New York, New York

For a global educational service company composed of various divisions, including a publishing company, a test preparation company, a K-12 educational service company, online colleges, and international financial and insurance training schools: oversee all intellectual property matters, including acquiring and clearing rights to all copyrighted print and digital content, establishing rights access mechanisms, licensing of copyrighted content, clearing and registering all trademarks, and management of all privacy-related and piracy matters including global technology use and monitoring policies and procedures, handling of personal information, global data security standards, international privacy issues, the implications of various local and national laws on marketing initiatives, and security breach notification policies and responses.

Counsel clients in a full array of brand management issues from counterfeiting to due diligence to trademark infringement to portfolio management, in a variety of industries, including consumer goods, pharmaceutical products, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, and entertainment. Represent clients in federal and state court and in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a wide array of matters involving trademark infringement, trademark counterfeiting, trademark dilution, parallel trade, trade secrets, false advertising, trade dress infringement, copyright infringement, and domain name disputes. Negotiate licenses and provide search and clearance of trademarks and prosecution of trademark applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Represented a wide range of clients in all aspects of trademark, unfair competition and copyright law in this large international law firm. Succeeded in dismissing on summary judgment a suit for copyright infringement and related common law claims against a Fortune 50 company. Managed litigation matters in federal courts in connection with trademark infringement, unfair competition, dilution, cybersquatting, copyright infringement and trade dress infringement. Provided search and clearance of trademarks and prosecution of trademark applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and international trademark matters including review of foreign searches and opinions, due diligence, counseling and litigation.

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Activities and Societies: Moot Court, Competitions Division, Staff Member; Runner Up Best Brief, National Moot Court Competition 2002.

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