Kyle Graves provides a practical approach to intellectual property counseling, IP-related business transactions, and the enforcement and defense of IP rights. Kyle works with clients to develop individually crafted combinations of patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, and contract strategies in the U.S. and worldwide.
Kyle helps protect inventions. He assists in obtaining patents globally, prepares freedom-to-operate opinions, and asserts, defends, and licenses patents depending on the demands of each business scenario.
Kyle helps strengthen brands. He guides clients through the brand selection and clearance process and uses trademark law to secure exclusive rights to brands. Once brands are established, he uses a variety of enforcement tools to preserve the integrity of brands depending on a client’s goals and budget.
Kyle understands deals. He helps clients execute technology and brand-related transactions. He helps early-stage clients develop internal processes that may allow future exit events to proceed more smoothly.
Kyle represents artists. He licenses music and other types of creative content and negotiates on the behalf of talent in connection with participation in live and recorded media, including podcasts and emerging media. Kyle assists high-profile individuals with personal branding and risk management and works with artists’ estate planning teams to safeguard creative legacies in this and the next generation.
Kyle fights online misconduct. Kyle helps clients develop enforcement programs that aggressively target phishing and other unauthorized websites that hurt companies and their customers. Kyle leverages cost-effective tools to shut these sites down.
IP Counseling
Technology Transactions
Representing Artists