MANAGING PARTNER

Paul D. Greeley

Paul Greeley advises clients across patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and related commercial intellectual property matters. He founded the firm and brings decades of experience helping businesses and inventors protect, structure, and use intellectual property in practical commercial settings.

Email: pgreeley@ogpip.com
Phone: (203) 327-4500 x115

PRACTICE FOCUS

Paul Greeley counsels clients on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including patent and trademark strategy, copyright and trade secret issues, licensing, mergers and acquisitions / divestments, entertainment-related matters, and employment-related IP questions. He has also served as a patent law expert in litigation for major multinational clients.

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

Prior experience as a law clerk for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and as a patent attorney for B.P. America Inc. gives Paul Greeley a practical understanding of in-house business concerns, executive decision-making, and the commercial realities that shape intellectual property strategy.

CREDENTIALS

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

  • Connecticut

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

USPTO

  • Registered Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

  • Connecticut College, B.S., Chemistry

  • Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D.

HONORS, AFFILIATIONS, AND SPEAKING

  • Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2018 — Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year USA

  • 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association

  • Past Vice Chairman of the Intellectual Property Law Committee, Westchester-Fairfield Corporate Counsel Association

  • Board Member, Gonzaga University School of Law Advisory Board

  • Member, Industry Advisory Board, University of Bridgeport

  • Board Member, Connecticut College Alumni Association

  • Speaker before NYIPLA, CIPLA, NJIPLA, PIPLA, Westchester-Fairfield Corporate Counsel Association, Quinnipiac Law School, University of Connecticut, and Connecticut College

  • Guest lecturer for Stevens Institute of Technology’s Masters in Technology Management program

RELATED PRACTICE AREAS

Patents | Trademarks | Copyrights | Trade Secrets | Contracts & Transactional IP