Tara Williamson’s practice focuses on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. Her experience includes representing clients in actions involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, contract disputes, and products liability actions.
Ms. Williamson also advises domestic and international companies and executives in SEC and DOJ investigations, enforcement actions, and administrative proceedings involving FCPA and securities law issues.
Experience
- Medical device company in patent and trademark infringement action involving endometrial ablation systems in federal court.
- Medical device company in patent infringement and trade secrets action involving spinal cord stimulation devices in federal court.
- Medical device company in patent infringement action involving endoscopic hemostatic clips in federal court.
- Electronics manufacturer in patent and copyright infringement action involving computer vision technology in federal court.
- Medical device company in patent infringement action involving catheters for coronary interventions in federal court.
- Medical device company in patent infringement action involving devices for intrauterine resection of fibroids and polyps in federal court.
- Medical device company in patent infringement actions and licensing disputes involving coronary stents in federal courts.
- Medical device company in petitions for inter partes review of patents directed to coronary intervention catheters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
- Medical device company in petition for inter partes review of patent directed to intrauterine resection device before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
- Public company regarding programming ownership rights and actions for distribution of broadcast royalties before the U.S. Copyright Office’s Copyright Royalty Board.
Recognition
Best Lawyers
"Ones to Watch" — Intellectual Property Law (D.C.) (2023-2024)
Washington, DC Super Lawyers
"Rising Star" – Intellectual Property Litigation (2016-2021)
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2010
- B.A., University of Maryland at College Park, 2007, magna cum laude
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas