Attorney Profile

Gregory J. Battersby

Gregory Battersby

Grimes & Battersby, LLP
488 Main Avenue, 3rd Floor
Norwalk, CT 06851
Contact Contact Gregory J. Battersby
T: 203-849-8300
F: 203-849-9300

Visit: www.gandb.com
Practice areas: Intellectual Property (80%), Entertainment & Sports (20%)
Industry Groups: Licensing, Publishing, Toys

Profile

Ms. Battersby's practice involves all facets of intellectual property law with a particular emphasis on licensing and merchandising.  For the past 15 years he has served as Counsel for the Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association and in 2009 was inducted into its Hall of Fame--the first lawyer receiving that honor.  His clients include A list celebrities, major corporate and entertainment licensors, and leading toy and game companies and design firms.  He has authored more than 25 books on various topics in licensing and intellectual property and has been qualified as an expert in more than 30 different cases involving licensing.Mr. Battersby also serves as CEO of ProBatter Sports, LLC, a high tech company that manufactures and markets a video pitching simulator that he helped design and for which more than a dozen patents have been issued naming him as a co-inventor.

Selected to:

Connecticut Super Lawyers 2010
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2009
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2008
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2007
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2006

About Gregory Battersby

Admitted: 1984, Connecticut

Professional Webpage: www.gandb.com/attorneys.htm

Honors and Awards: Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Ass'n Hall of Fame, 2009
Special Licenses/Certifications: Admitted, New York 1973; Connecticut 1984; U.S. Patent & Trademark Office 1972.
Bar/Professional Activity: LIMA, Executive Committee, Chair, Education CommitteeNYIPLA, Office, Director and Chairman Publications CommitteAIPLA, Chair, Publications Committee
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Has co-authored 26 books on various subjects of intellectual property law and licensing, including The Law of Merchandise & Character Licensing (West), Multimedia & Technology Licensing Agreements (West), Drafting Internet Agreements (Aspen Publishers), License Agreements Forms & Checklists (Aspen), Licensing Law Handbooks 1985 and 1998 (Clark Boardman), Licensing Deskbook (Aspen), Royalty Rates 1999 et seq. (Aspen), Licensing Update 2000 et seq. (Aspen), Toy & Game Inventor's Guide-2 editions (Kent Publishing), Primer on Technology Licensing (Kent Publishing), Trademark & Copyright Disputes (Aspen), Patent Disputes (Aspen).Has authored more than 50 articles published in such journals as The Licensing Journal, The Merchandising Reporter, Trademark Reporter, NY State Bar Journal, Multimedia & Technology Law Reporter.Has given more than 200 talks and presentations before such groups as New York Intellectual Property Law Association, INTA, LES, Law Society of Upper Canada, AIPLA, ACLA and LIMA.
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