R. Terry Parker
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
100 High Street, Suite 2400
Boston, MA 02110-1724
USA
Phone: +1 857 488 4277
Fax: +1 212 214 0725
Email: tparker@duanemorris.com

New York Address
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
Phone: +1 212 692 1000
Fax: +1 212 214 0725

R. Terry Parker practices in the area of intellectual property law with a focus on complex commercial litigation involving patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress and unfair competition. His clients range from corporations with internationally known products and brands to start-ups in industries such as e-commerce, high-technology and apparel. He has litigated before federal courts throughout the United States and has briefed intellectual property issues before the Second and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Parker lived and worked in the greater China area for more than fifteen years and is conversant in Mandarin Chinese.

Mr. Parker is a 2008 cum laude graduate of the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center), where he was senior editor of the Pierce Law Review, and a graduate of the University of London (International) (LL.B., with honors), the University of Virginia (M.F.A.) and Millsaps College (B.A.).

Representative Matters

• Obtained on behalf of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York an order granting a motion to dismiss a complaint which alleged a breach of a settlement agreement, copyright infringement and false advertising under the Lanham Act. Klauber Brothers, Inc. v. Russell-Newman, Inc. and The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
• Obtained temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on behalf of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. in a case involving claims of infringement, dilution and unfair competition against a film distributor.
• Won a favorable summary judgment decision involving issues of first impression concerning client's cloud-based music storage service in a copyright infringement case brought by a group of major record labels.
• Currently representing plaintiff in patent infringement action against several international corporations involving JPEG technology.
• Currently defending international engineering firm against allegations of copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets concerning technologies related to the manufacture of deep sea oil rigs.
• Won a permanent injunction for software company against a former employee and his new company in a case involving claims of copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets.
• Secured settlement the client found favorable for national retailer Sleepy's in arbitration concerning alleged copyright infringement and misappropriating trade secrets related to retail and supply chain management software.
• Secured dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction for executives of a music search-engine in a copyright infringement case brought by a group of major record labels.
• Secured large settlement for Anthropologie in a case involving the copyright infringement of client's clothing designs—obtained sanctions award.
• Won $2 million dollar judgment on behalf of a multinational client against a distributor of counterfeit food products.

Professional Activities

• New York City Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association

Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Education

• Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., 2008
  - Senior Editor, Pierce Law Review
• University of London (International), LL.B., with honors, 2005
• University of Virginia, M.F.A., 1992
• Millsaps College, B.A., 1987

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2008-present

Selected Publications

• Coauthor, "Clearer Waters: Rosetta Stone v. Google Continues," Trademarks Brands and the Internet, Volume 1, Issue 2 (2012)
• Coauthor, "Ethical and Legal Considerations When Outsourcing Legal Services to Foreign Countries," NYSBA Inside, Fall 2011
• Coauthor, "Trademark Infringement and Dilution Claims, Remedies and Defenses," Practical Law.com, November 2011
• Author, "Fashion Copyrights - Terms of Interest to the Fashion Industry," Apparelsearch.com, May 2009
• Author, "Sold Downstream: Free Speech, Fair Use, and Anti-Circumvention Law," 7 U.N.H.L. Rev. 3 (2007)