Tara Rose joined Keats McFarland & Wilson in 2008.  Her practice consists of all areas of intellectual property litigation and enforcement, including copyright, trademark, and licensing.  Tara is experienced in Internet enforcement of both copyrights and trademarks, including recovery of infringing domain names and removal of infringing and unauthorized content from hundreds of online web sites.  In addition, she has experience in general commercial litigation in both state and federal court, which has involved class action cases concerning Internet commerce.

Tara graduated from Southwestern Law School where she concentrated her studies in intellectual property and entertainment law, specifically studying copyright, trademark, music industry contracts, and entertainment industry labor and employment law.  While attending law school, she interned for RKO Pictures in the legal affairs department and served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Alexander Williams III of the Los Angeles Superior Court.  Tara was also an Editor of the Journal of International Media & Entertainment Law and served as an Executive Board Member of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society.  In 2006, she was appointed to the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries as the nation’s sole law student liaison.

As a member of Southwestern’s Moot Court Honors Program, Tara competed twice in the National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition.  In 2007, she received a 1st place brief award for her analysis of whether a web site operator could be held liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement where the copyright holder did not substantially comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s notice requirements.  In 2006, she was ranked 4th place oral advocate based on her argument regarding the appropriate standard for assessing substantial similarity on summary judgment in a copyright infringement claim involving an idea submission.

Prior to law school, Tara earned a degree from the prestigious School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California and a Minor in Communication and the Entertainment Industry.

Recent Publications:

• The High Price Of Fame Deserves A Discount: A Call For Uniform Dilution Law In North America For The Protection Of Well-Known Trademarks, 14 Sw. J.L. & Trade Am. 195 (2007);
  
• The Law is Entertaining, Student Lawyer,Vol. 35, No. 9 (May 2007).
  

Admitted: California; U.S. District Court, Central District.