ROBERT C. (Bob) GRIFFIN
Partner
500 Transwestern Plaza II
490 North 31st Street, Suite 500
P.O. Box 2529
Billings, MT  59103-2529
Telephone:       (406) 252-3441
Direct Line:      (406) 255-7275
Facsimile:        (406) 256-0277
E-Mail:  rgriffin@crowleylaw.com

Recent representations:

·  Obtained a six-figure jury verdict in a copyright infringement case.

·  Closed down an Internet “phishing” scam directed at a client’s customers.

·  Successfully resolved an arbitration proceeding to enforce a client’s covenant not to compete.

·  Obtained a summary judgment declaring that the client’s use of a term did not infringe the defendants’ trademark.

·  Obtained a preliminary injunction to enforce a covenant not to compete in a dealership agreement.

·  Successfully arbitrated a domain name dispute in favor of the trademark owner.

Other experience:

·  Preparing libraries of form license agreements for software companies.

·  Preparing patent, trademark, copyright, and merchandise licenses.

·  Preparing website terms and conditions, privacy statements.

·  Prosecuting applications to register trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

·  Preparing nondisclosure agreements, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements.

·  Preparing international distributor agreements for software and other products.

·  Preparing publishing contracts.

·  Litigating cases involving trademark infringement, patent infringement, copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets. 

Civic organizations:

·  Billings Symphony Society (President 2002-2004)

·  Yellowstone Art Museum (Trustee)

·  Billings Rotary Club