Anthony Rufo

Associate - Boston

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617.832.1274

617.832.7000

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Anthony Rufo is an Associate in Foley Hoag’s Litigation Department, where he focuses in the areas of intellectual property (including trademark, copyright, and patent matters), false advertising and international trade disputes. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, participating in several of the firm’s well-established pro bono programs.

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Education:

  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 2009
  • Boston Conservatory, B.M., cum laude, 1999

Languages:

German, Spanish

Representative Experience

  • Successfully opposed motion for preliminary injunction for alleged trademark infringement brought against a foreign importer
  • Represented numerous clients in matters before the TTAB, including defending a company in a likelihood of confusion opposition through trial
  • Advised multiple clients on a full range of trademark issues relating to ownership, registration, and enforcement, including in the insurance, financial services and consumer products industries
  • Conducted trademark audit for a large corporation operating in a number of states
  • Secured favorable settlement for a client defending against allegations of copyright infringement
  • Assisted in the successful representation of a foreign governmental agency in a U.S. based international trade litigation
  • Successfully assisted victims of domestic violence obtain restraining orders against their abusive partners
  • Successfully assisted and African national in receiving asylum in U.S. Immigration Court
  • Avoid Deceptive Advertising in Testimonials, Endorsements, New England In-House, February 28, 2013 (co-authored with Neil Austin)
  • ABA Review of Use of Surveys in Trademark Litigation, 1st Circuit Chapter Update (forthcoming) (co-authored with Julia Huston)
  • Don’t Become a Trade Mark Bully, Managing IP Magazine (2012) (co-authored with Michael Boudett and David Kluft) 
  • Trademark Toolkit: Enforcement and Reputation , World Trademark Review, 35th Ed. (Feb./March 2012) (co-contributor with Julia Huston)
  • Opportunity Lost? – The Ineffective Assistance Doctrine’s Applicability to Foregone Plea Bargains, 42 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 709 (2009)

Involvement 

  • Boston Bar Association, Member 
  • Massachusetts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (MLGBTQ) Bar Association, Member 
  • International Trademark Association (INTA), Member
  • Panelist, “Parallel Imports and Gray Market Goods Under U.S. Law,” International Trademark Association webcast, September 13, 2012
  • Panelist, “Linsanity, Blue Ivy Carter, and Pretzel Crisps:  What Brand Owners Can Learn From the Pages of the New York Times, Facebook and Twitter,” Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, September 10, 2012
  • Presenter, Boston Patent Law Association Roundtable on Parallel Imports, 2010
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Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit