Joanne Ludovici-Lint
Partner
Washington, D.C.
T: +1 202 756 8349
F: +1 202 756 8087
jludovici-lint@mwe.com
Joanne Ludovici-Lint is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office. As head of the Firm's global trademark prosecution practice, Joanne focuses her practice on all aspects of trademark, copyright and domain name acquisition, enforcement and commercial exploitation. She has significant experience in the coordination and strategic implementation of worldwide trademark and domain name portfolios for large multi-national companies, including those in the agricultural, alcohol beverage, computer software, construction and industrial products, consumer goods, energy, entertainment, home improvement, mining, pharmaceutical, security, sports and telecommunications industries.
Practice Overview
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Counsels clients on the global selection, clearance, acquisition and maintenance of trademarks, service marks, trade names and domain names
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Manages comprehensive audits of global trademark and domain name portfolios, and counsels on strategic refinement, supplementation and streamlining of those portfolios
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Evaluates intellectual property portfolios in merger and acquisition, restructuring and licensing transactions, including due diligence matters; provides intellectual property protection and leveraging analysis
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Represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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Develops and implements
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Develops trademark and copyright manuals, and establishes in-house training programs, for clients and their employees on procuring and protecting copyright and trademark rights
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Manages the strategic implementation of enforcement programs related to trademark, copyright and domain name rights frequently involving famous brand names
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Protects and enforces trademark rights, including infringement and unfair competition litigation before the federal courts and opposition and cancellation actions before the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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Supervises enforcement proceedings in other countries and works with U.S. Customs and Border Protection on recording IP rights and seizing infringing products
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Conducts advertising review and clearance
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Counsels clients in internet-related areas and litigates domain name disputes
As a member of the Firm’s Tech Transactions and e-Business Group, Joanne also counsels clients in internet-related areas, in establishing terms and conditions of web site use, privacy policies, fan site policies, contest rules and policing programs. She is routinely involved in the resolution of domain name disputes before ICANN and WIPO, and has been involved in numerous successful appearances in domain name dispute proceedings.
Representative Intellectual Property Clients
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The Absolut Company
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ADT Security
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Bowe Bell & Howell
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Cell Therapeutics
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Engis Corporation
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Rio Tinto plc
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Rio Tinto Alcan
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Ted Turner Enterprises
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Tyco International
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Under Armour
Joanne partners with The Children’s Law Center and serves as pro bono counsel for adoptive parents of children in the neglect system in matters before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Joanne is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and Rhode Island. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
She is a frequent writer and speaker on international trademark practice and procedure, and is active in the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Joanne is also a member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association's Cybersquatting Committee, where she previously served as vice-chair of that committee.
Education
- Western New England College-School of Law, J.D., 1991
- University of Rhode Island, B.S., 1987
