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Shannon Nestor is an associate in the firm's intellectual property and litigation practice groups. Her intellectual property practice focuses on trademark, antitrust, and Internet-related matters, and she has represented clients at the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Other matters handled by Ms. Nestor include pharmaceutical government investigations, commercial antitrust, and consumer protection matters.
Representative Matters
- Successfully secured the transfer of a domain name that infringed on marks of a client through the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center.
- Assisted in defense of a pharmaceutical industry client in connection with a government investigation into off-label promotion of prescription drugs.
- Defended a financial services organization in trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, resulting in dismissal of the proceedings.
Previous Experience
- Tokyo Gas, Ltd., Intern Researcher at Tokyo and Yokohama offices (2001)
- Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Complaint Mediator (1999)
Pro Bono
- Presentation on recent developments in trademark law to the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of General Counsel focusing on issues most likely to affect the Smithsonian, such as the state of fair use jurisprudence and the treatment of trademark use on the Internet.
Publications and Speeches
- "New Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls of the New TTAB Rules," Trademark World (April 2008), Co-Author
- "Registration Guidelines For New .ASIA Internet Domain Names," Covington E-Alert (10/19/2007), Co-Author
- "Be Careful What You Wish For...or What A Court Finds You Wished For," Trademark World (June 2007), Co-Author
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