Introduction
Caroline practices in the area of intellectual property law. Her practice focuses on trademarks, including trademark clearance, prosecution, maintenance and enforcement in the U.S. and abroad, negotiating and preparing trademark licenses, customs recordation in the U.S., and conducting intellectual property due diligence. Her particular expertise is in the area of domain names and the Internet where she counsels clients with respect to domain name and online disputes, including preparation and prosecution of complaints under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy.
Education
- The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1992
- University of Illinois, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1988
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1994
- United States Patent Office, 1994
Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Advertising, Marketing & Trademark Law
- Internet, Technology & E-Commerce
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Speaker, “Social Media and Intellectual Property,” The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, January 12, 2012
- Presenter, INTA’s Trademarks and the Internet,
- “FirstNational.bank? – Coming to a Website Near You,” co-authored with Benjamin Tozer, Summer Associate, FredNEWS: Bank & Finance, September 2011
- “How to Protect Your Marks—Both Offensively and Defensively—in the Expanded Domain Name System,” The Computer & Internet Lawyer, September 2010
- Speaker, The Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law 2010,
- Quoted in “Slipping through the Net: is ICANN whitewashing brand owners’ gTLD fears?” by Adam Smith, World Trademark Review, October 13, 2009
- “How to Protect Your Marks – Both Offensively and Defensively – in the Expanded Domain Name System,” 2009
- “Franchisors and the New Internet: Trademark Obligations and Opportunities,” co-authored with Keri McWilliams, Franchising World, August 2009
- Moderator, “Briefing on ICANN Implementation Recommendation Team,” INTA Annual Meeting, Seattle, May 19, 2009
- Moderator, “Rollout of new top level domain names and other ICANN-related issues,” International Trademark Association's Trademark Law and the Internet Forum,
- Quoted in, “Domain Names: New gTLD Applications Hold Promise For Rights Owners, But Caution Still Advised,” Electronic Commerce & Law Report, 13 ELCR 1414, November 5, 2008
- “The Role of State Trademark Dilution Statutes in light of the Trademark Revision Dilution Act of 2006,” INTA’s The Trademark Reporter, November/December 2006
- Annual Eighth and Federal Circuit Trademark Review, presentation on the Trademark Revision Dilution Act of 2006, November 2006
- Authored chapter on domain name governance in INTA’s “Trademark Law and the Internet” treatise
- “Domain Names-Dispute Resolution Processes Around the World,” INTA Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, May 2003
- “INTA and the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers,” The Trademark Reporter, January/February 2003
- “ICANN-TAKE Two!” The Role of Intellectual Property in a Reformed ICANN,” The St. Louis Bar Journal, Winter 2003
- INTA’s “Trademarks in Cyberspace” conference, presenter, New York, 2002; Boston, 2000
- “Summary of Yokohama Meeting,” article recapping ICANN’s meeting in Yokohama, Japan, Intellectual Property Today, September, 2000
Professional Activities
- International Trademark Association - Chair, Internet Committee 2010, Vice Chair, Internet Committee 2008-2010; Chair, Registration and Domain Name System Administration Subcommittee of the Internet Committee 2005-2007; Chair, State Law Subcommittee of the Dilution Committee, 2003-2005; member of Internet Committee, 1998-2003
- Chair, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ Implementation Recommendation Team to develop solutions to the overarching issues of trademark protection in connection with the introduction of new generic top level domains
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Washington University, Adjunct Faculty, Trademark Practice class
Honors & Distinctions
- Volunteer Service Award for Advancement of the Association, International Trademark Association, 2002
- Appointed to Names Council of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers representing intellectual property interests, 1999-2001
- Software Law Journal, Executive Editor, The John Marshall Law School
Community Involvement
- Volunteer Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
- Washington University, Elliot Society, member
- University of Illinois, Presidents Circle
- Archdiocese of St. Louis, Associations of the Archbishop, sponsor