Wiley Rein LLP


David E. Weslow
Practice Areas
Education
  • J.D., with honors, University of Maryland School of Law
  • B.A., Elon College
Law Journals
  • Articles Editor, Maryland Law Review
Bar & Court Admissions
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Maryland Bar
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts for the District of Colorado and District of Maryland

David E. Weslow

PARTNER

202.719.7525  |  dweslow@wileyrein.com


Mr. Weslow focuses his practice on litigation and transactions involving trademarks, copyrights and domain names, and related product and service development and distribution issues.  A former software and web developer, he regularly handles cutting-edge issues and disputes involving law and technology.  Mr. Weslow frequently represents companies in the assertion of intellectual property claims to combat business identity theft, and he is heavily involved with top-level domain names and ICANN related issues. Mr. Weslow is the author of a chapter on “Domain Name Litigation Strategies and Tactics” in Thomson Reuters’ forthcoming Litigation Strategies for Intellectual Property Cases, 2012 ed.


REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Developing strategies for global enforcement of trademarks in physical and virtual contexts.
  • Representing parties in record setting domain name transactions and disputes.
  • Representing a software development company in a trial of trade secret and unfair competition litigation against a former business partner.
  • Representing financial services providers in cybersquatting and anti-spam litigation to stop online "phishing," fraud and spam scams.
  • Preparing a wide range of Internet, new media and intellectual property agreements and opinions.
  • Representing a luxury consumer product company in trademark, copyright and patent actions throughout the country.
  • Representing an information technology company in a trial of trademark infringement claims.
  • Representing a pulp and paper product manufacturer in patent, trademark and commercial contract actions throughout the country.
  • Representing payment processing companies in defense of contributory IP infringement claims based upon the actions of third-party websites.
  • Representative Reported Cases:
    • Myriad Dev., Inc. v. Alltech, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119844 (W.D. Tex. 2011).
    • Aquatherm Inc. v. Marketing Express, 2011 UDRP LEXIS 1370 (WIPO 2011).
    • Nokota Horse Cons., Inc. v. Bernhardt, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105142 (D. N.D. 2009).
    • Bains Ultra Inc. v. 7677 East Berry Ave. Assoc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14633 (D. Colo. 2009).
    • Defever Yachts Int'l LLC v. Yachts West, 2009 UDRP LEXIS 648 (WIPO 2009).
    • Alltech Inc. v. Myriad Dev. Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98707 (W.D. Va. 2008).
    • Western Union Holdings, Inc. v. Eastern Union, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66281 (N.D. Ga. 2007), aff'd 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 13226 (11th Cir. 2008).
    • First Data Corp. v. Firstdataclient.com, 2006 UDRP LEXIS 817 (WIPO 2006).
    • Intel Corp. v. Garaga Inc., 74 USPQ2d 1955 (TTAB 2005).
    • In re Tomy Corp., 38 Cust. B. & Dec. 6 (2004).
    • Kellogg Co. v. Tomy Co., Ltd., 2003 TTAB LEXIS 573 (TTAB 2003).
    • HebrewUniv. of Jerusalem v. 9081-0516 Quebec, Inc., 2003 TTAB LEXIS 93 (TTAB 2003).
    • Fujitsu Limited v. d, y, an, 64 USPQ2d 1853 (Nat. Arb. Forum 2002).

AFFILIATIONS

  • American Bar Association (ABA), IP Section.
    • Special Committee on Computer Gaming and Virtual Worlds.
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).
  • Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) of ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization.
  • International Game Developers Association (IGDA).
  • International Trademark Association (INTA), Internet Committee, Online Use Subcommittee.

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Named by The Legal 500 US a "recommended lawyer" in Copyright Law (2012).

PUBLICATIONS

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SPEECHES

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  • Legal Issues in Internet Retailing

    David E. Weslow, Speaker
    Eighth Annual Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition
    June 5 - June 8, 2012 | Chicago, IL | More Information

  • State of the Trademark Industry

    David E. Weslow, Speaker
    Thomson Reuters
    June 11, 2012 | Washington, DC

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