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Bob Griffin is Senior Counsel in the Billings office, he is a member of the Commercial and Natural Resources Litigation Practice Group. Bob is a trial attorney with extensive experience in cases involving trade secrets, covenants not to compete, trademark infringement, software licenses, copyright infringement and patent infringement, as well as other commercial litigation matters. Bob also has extensive experience prosecuting trademark registration applications and preparing software licenses, noncompete/nonsolicitation agreements, and other agreements involving intellectual property and technology.

  • Crowley Fleck Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group, Chair
  • Model State Trademark Bill Subcommittee, International Trademark Association
  • State Bar of Montana (Council Member, Intellectual Property Section, 2016-2021)
  • State Bar of North Dakota

  • Billings Symphony Society, Board Member, 1996-2005, 2016-2021; President, 2002-2004, 2018-2020
  • Billings Public Library Foundation, Board Member, 2013-2016; President, 2015-2016
  • Yellowstone Art Museum, Board Member, 2006-2012
  • Billings Rotary Club, 2003-present; Board Member, 2009-2011
  • Performances on classical guitar, theorbo, mandolin and banjo with the Billings Symphony, Rimrock Opera Company and Yellowstone Chamber Players

  • Intellectual Property: A Crash Course for Entrepreneurs, Billings, Montana, Jan. 16, 2020
  • Protecting Your Blind Side: Advanced Intellectual Property Topics for the General Practitioner, State Bar of Montana, Annual Meeting, Sept. 12, 2019
  • IP Day in Montana, University of Montana Blewett School of Law, April 11, 2019
  • Copyright for Trainers, Association of Trainers and Developers, November 30, 2018
  • Legal Fundamentals for Entrepreneurs, Bozeman, MT, April 5, 2018
  • Start Me Up! Don’t Make Your Clients Cry: Intellectual Property Law and BETTR Law Sections Come to Your Emotional Rescue on Business Startups, State Bar of Montana,
  • Annual Meeting, Sept. 22, 2017
  • Top Five Rockin’ Copyright Cases, State Bar of Montana, Annual Meeting, Sept. 22, 2017
  • IP Day in Montana, University of Montana Blewett School of Law, March 16, 2017
  • How to Protect Your Intellectual Property: A Common Sense Approach, Innovate Montana Conference, Billings, MT, July 12, 2017
  • Cybersecurity & Liability, Montana Hospital Association Annual Conference, Billings, MT, Sept. 28, 2016
  • Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide (Montana Chapter) (Wolters Kluwer 2013-2016)
  • Legal Topics to Have on Your Radar, Montana Brewers Association Annual Conference, Missoula, MT, Oct. 15, 2015
  • Montana Legislative Update, Billings, MT, Feb. 12, 2015
  • Trademarks, Branding & Other Intellectual Property Issues, Building Success Workshop, Billings, MT, Oct. 9, 2014
  • Intellectual Property Basics, Missoula, MT, Feb. 15, 2013
  • Intellectual Property Basics, Billings, MT, Feb. 13, 2013
  • Intellectual Property Basics, Casper, WY, Feb. 11, 2013
  • Intellectual Property & Intellectual Property Litigation, Billings, MT, July 24, 2007
  • The Law of the Internet: A Practical Overview, Billings, MT, Oct. 24, 2002
  • Covenants Not to Compete in Montana, Billings, MT, Aug. 22, 2002

  • Badger Daylighting Ltd. v. Badger Excavating, Inc., 2017 WL 2709723 (D. Mont. June 21, 2017)
  • GTAT Corporation v. Fero, 2017 WL 2303973 (D. Mont. May 25, 2017)
  • Montana Camo, Inc. v. Cabela’s Inc., 2011 WL 744771 (D. Mont. Feb. 23, 2011)
  • Montana Camo, Inc. v. Cabela’s Inc., 2011 WL 534006 (D. Mont. Feb. 15, 2011)
  • Montana Camo, Inc. v. Cabela’s Inc., 2011 WL 91042 (D. Mont. Jan. 11, 2011)
  • Montana Camo, Inc. v. Cabela’s Inc., 2010 WL 2399548 (D. Mont. June 11, 2010)
  • Wizard Publications, Inc. v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 2008 WL 8763327 (D. Mont. Feb. 4, 2008)
  • Benson v. Diverse Computer Corporation, 89 P.3d 140 (Mont. 2004)
  • Obtaining a six-figure jury verdict in a copyright infringement case.
  • Obtaining preliminary injunctions in covenant-not-to-compete and trade secret cases.
  • Closing down an Internet phishing scam.
  • Prosecuting and defending trademark infringement and unfair competition claims.
  • Prosecuting Internet domain name disputes.
  • Obtaining federal and state trademark registrations.
  • Preparing Software as a Service and cloud-hosted services agreements.
  • Preparing libraries of form license agreements and addenda for software companies.
  • Preparing patent license agreements.
  • Preparing trademark and merchandise license agreements.
  • Preparing privacy statements and website terms and conditions.
  • Preparing nondisclosure agreements.
  • Preparing employment agreements and independent contractor agreements.
  • Advising potential franchisors and franchisees concerning franchise agreements.
  • Preparing international distributor agreements for software and other products.
  • Representing authors and publishers in contract negotiations and litigation.

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