Rosemary Tarlton's practice encompasses trademark and copyright counseling and litigation, including the selection and clearance of trademarks in the United States and overseas, the prosecution of trademark registrations before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in foreign jurisdictions, the enforcement of trademark rights, trademark and copyright counseling, licensing and enforcement, the handling of appeals and opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and federal and state court litigation. Ms. Tarlton's cases have addressed trademark infringement, copyright infringement, right of publicity violations, theft of trade secrets, patent infringement and domain name disputes. She has advised a range of clients, including Internet businesses, software developers, pharmaceutical companies, toy manufacturers, media companies, clothing retailers, biotechnology companies, financial institutions, publishers and professional sports licensors.

Ms. Tarlton joined Morrison & Foerster in 1999 and became a partner with the firm in 2002. From 1992 to 1999, Ms. Tarlton was an associate at Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk and Rabkin.