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Edward T. Colbert
Partner | Washington, DC
Edward T. Colbert has over 30 years experience in litigation and other adversarial proceedings concerning all aspects of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks and copyrights, false advertising, unfair competition and trade secrets, after serving as law clerk to the Honorable Herbert S. Boreman, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In addition, Mr. Colbert has significant experience in domestic and international intellectual property licensing. For example, he has participated in the creation and shaping of the United States Olympic Committee licensing program and was involved in the licensing and enforcement of Olympic marketing rights in the United States and certain related worldwide rights for the 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games and U.S. Olympic Teams, as well as serving as chief trademark advisor in the launch of the Home Shopping Network and Martha Stewart Online and retail catalog operations. He also represents the pro bono client, Special Olympics, Inc., in connection with maintenance and management of its worldwide trademark and licensing rights portfolio.
Typical clients include banks and financial services companies, electronic/Internet commerce providers and entertainment companies, as well as manufacturers of medical devices and products, basic chemicals, petroleum products, and general consumer merchandise supply companies, including those in the apparel, food and beverage businesses. Mr. Colbert represented the Olympic Committee in USOC v. San Francisco Arts & Athletics, which was argued to the Supreme Court and confirmed the control of the USOC over Olympic marketing in the United States. Mr. Colbert represented AT&T Corp. in America Online, Inc. v. AT&T Corp., 64 F. Supp.2d 549 (E.D. Va. 1999), in which he helped AT&T successfully defend against trademark infringement claims by winning a ruling on summary judgment that "you have mail" is generic; and he represented Allied Domecq in Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzpolodoimport, et al. v. Spirits International, et al., 425 F. Supp. 2d 458 (S.D.N.Y. 2006), in which he assisted his clients in securing dismissal of claims by representatives of the Russian government that they owned the trademark STOLICHNAYA, rather than Allied Domecq, the U.S. registrant. Mr. Colbert also served as a trial attorney in the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, where he prepared and tried antitrust cases, including In re Ethyl, et al.
Representative cases include:
Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport et al v. Spirits International NV Et Al., 425 F. Supp. 2d 458 (S.D. NY 2006)
Frey v. Allied Domecq, Case No. CV05-5216 (CAS)(CT) (C.D.Cal. 2005)
Steven A. Zimmer v. Cooper Neff Advisors, Inc et al, 2:04cv3816 (E.D. PA 2004)
The Pilot Corporation of America, Inc. v. Fisher-Price, Inc., 344 F. Supp. 2d 349 (D.CT. 2004)
Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. et al. v. Educational Media Foundation, 69 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1524 (C.D. Cal. 2003)
Scimed Life Systems and Medinol Ltd. v. Johnson & Johnson 03APP1155 (Fed Cir. 2003)
Simon Systems, Inc v. LSI Logic, 8:02cv4168 (D. MD 2002)
America Online, Inc. v. AT&T Corp., 64 F. Supp.2d 549 (E.D. Va. 1999)
On-Line Technologies, Inc v. Perkin-Elmer Corp, et al, 3:99cv2146 (D. CT 1999)
Cordis Corporation v. Boston Scientific, et al, Case No. 98CIV0197 (Dist Ct. DE 1998)
International Business Machines Corporation v. Conner Peripherals, Inc., No. C 93-20591 RPA(N.D.CA, 1993)
San Francisco Arts & Athletics v. United States Olympic Committee, No. 86-270, 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS District of Columbia
Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Organizations
The American Bar Association Sections on Intellectual Property and the Antitrust Section, past Chairman of the Sports and Entertainment Industries Committee; the International Trademark Association; the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals; the Maryland State Bar Association Business Law Section; Arbitrator for the International Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. |
