Hunter Keeton

Hunter assists the firm in litigation in the areas of trademark, trade dress, patent, copyright, domain name disputes, and internet cases.

Representative Matters

Assisted footwear and clothing company in trademark litigation that settled with client securing rights to opposing party’s use of disputed mark.
Represented on-line data storage company that was sued on patent in field; case settled favorably with our client being paid confidential sum to drop its counterclaims.
Primary associate on case representing maker of after-market ink sticks for solid ink printers in patent suit brought by manufacturer of printers.
Assisted in pro bono free speech case brought by conference speaker against Massachusetts Department of Education; case won on summary judgment, as well as award of fees and costs.
Assisted in arbitration decisions over transfer of domain names under Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
Drafted UDRP and related complaints on behalf of clients that have resulted in transfer of domain names.
Assisted in drafting opinion of counsel non-infringement letter.
Assisted in copyright case on behalf of furniture fabric house that sued furniture manufacturers and sellers for infringement of copyrighted design; case settled favorably for confidential sum.
Assisted in patent case brought by mutual fund compliance information provider against its competitors.

Previous Experience

After graduating from law school, Hunter clerked for the Honorable Judith A. Cowin, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, working primarily on issues of state law and providing assistance on petitions for further appellate review.

Before coming to Wolf Greenfield, Hunter worked as a summer associate at a Providence, Rhode Island firm and served as a Senate Intern for Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD).

Professional and Civic Activities

Boston Patent Law Association

International Game Developers Association

Boston Post Mortem (computer and video game developers group)

Honors and Awards

Phi Beta Kappa

Hunter has been named one of Massachusetts Super Lawyers’ “Rising Stars” in the field of intellectual property law.

Also Noteworthy

Hunter served as a writer and editor for various student newsletters and as a senior editor on the Harvard International Law Journal.