Happy World IP Day 2025

by | Apr 26, 2025 | Intellectual Property

Happy World IP Day 2025

Happy World IP Day!

April 26th marks World Intellectual Property Day, a global celebration recognizing the innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs whose ideas move the world forward. Since 2000, this day highlights the vital role that intellectual property plays in our lives in encouraging innovation and creativity.

Each year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) chooses a new theme to celebrate World IP Day.  This year, WIPO’s theme is “IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP.”   As noted by WIPO “From the rhythms that invite us to dance, to the lyrics that echo our emotions, music enriches every aspect of our lives.”  Music touches every industry and IP is what empowers this creativity as copyright, trademark and patent rights help protect the work of artists, composers, performers, producers and publishers.  From protecting the creative expression of musicians, composers, producers, publishers and all in the music industry through copyright, to protecting trademarks such as a band’s name and logo that extends from their music and performances to their merchandise for their fans, and rights in patents for inventions in the music industry.

At Oliver & Grimsley, LLC, we are proud to support creators in navigating the evolving IP landscape. As IP attorneys, we understand how protecting creative works not only benefits individuals, but it benefits entire industries and communities. Today, we celebrate the power of music and the IP systems that amplify its reach and rhythm across the globe.

Warm wishes for a meaningful World IP day from all of us at Oliver & Grimsley!

Mike Oliver & Kim Grimsley Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2025 

by | Aug 15, 2024 | Firm Matters

Oliver & Grimsley, LLC is pleased to announce that Mike Oliver and Kim Grimsley are being recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  In addition, Kim Grimsley has been named the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Copyright Law in Baltimore.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has been acclaimed as the definitive guide to legal excellence.  To be featured, lawyers are nominated and critiqued by currently recognized lawyers on the caliber of their work and analyzed accordingly. The “Lawyer of the Year” accolade is a singular honor, awarded to only one lawyer in each practice area within designated metropolitan areas. This distinction is based on particularly high voting averages received during peer review assessments and reflects a lawyer’s exceptional reputation among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Mike Oliver has been consistently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2006. This year, he is being recognized in the fields of Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Trade Secrets Law, and Trademark Law.  In addition, there are several years since 2011 in which Mike was named as Best Lawyer’s® “Lawyer of the Year” in a number of these fields.  Mike has over 30 years of experience in corporate, business, and intellectual property law, and his background as a computer programmer has been invaluable in serving clients in the software and technology sectors.

Kim Grimsley has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for the last five years. She is being recognized this year in the fields of Copyright Law and Trademark Law; and she has been named the 2025 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Copyright Law in Baltimore.  With over 20 years of experience in intellectual property law, Kim has enjoyed working with clients ranging from startups to publicly traded companies in building and protecting their intellectual property, both in the United States and internationally.

Oliver & Grimsley extends congratulations to Kim and Mike for their continued excellence and dedication in their fields.

Happy World IP Day

by | Apr 26, 2024 | Intellectual Property

Happy World IP Day!

April 26th marks the celebration of World Intellectual Property Day, a significant event since its inception in 2000. This observance serves to shed light on the profound impact of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs on our daily lives while honoring the ingenuity and contributions of creators and innovators worldwide.

Each year the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) chooses a new theme. This year WIPO’s theme is “IP and SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity.” This year’s theme underscores the crucial role of Intellectual Property (IP) in advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs are a set of 17 goals established as a global call to action, and address pressing issues such as poverty, health, education, inequality, economic growth, climate change, and environmental conservation; and they emphasize the interconnectedness of these challenges and the need for collaborative efforts on a global scale.

For businesses like ours, this theme holds particular significance, highlighting our role in driving sustainability initiatives forward. IP serves as a catalyst for innovation and creativity, essential elements in addressing the SDGs, which serve as a roadmap for a better future for people and the planet. As IP Attorneys at Oliver & Grimsley, LLC, we take pride in recognizing and celebrating these endeavors and are committed to partnering with others to realize these goals for generations to come.

Warm regards on World IP Day from Oliver & Grimsley

Mike Oliver & Kim Grimsley recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2024.

by | Aug 21, 2023 | Firm Matters

Oliver & Grimsley, LLC is proud and honored to announce that Mike Oliver and Kim Grimsley have been recognized in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for 2024. Best Lawyers is an international lawyer ranking and referring source. To be featured, lawyers are nominated, critiqued by currently recognized lawyers on the caliber of their work, and analyzed accordingly.

Mike Oliver has been recognized in this publication consecutively since 2006 – he is being recognized in the fields of Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Trade Secrets Law, and Trademark Law. Mike has been practicing corporate, business and intellectual property law for over 30 years. His knowledge as a computer programmer has been a valuable asset for those clients in the software and technology industry.

Kim Grimsley has been recognized in this publication for the past 3 years for her professional excellence by her peers – she is being recognized in the fields of Copyright Law and Trademark Law. Kim was also recently recognized in the 8th annual edition of Best Lawyers® 2023 “Women in the Law” Spring Business Edition for Copyright Law and Trademark Law in Baltimore, and she has been recognized in this publication since its 6th annual edition in 2021. Kim has been practicing intellectual property law for over 20 years, and she has enjoyed working with clients – from start-up businesses to publicly traded companies in all industries – in building and protecting their intellectual property in the United States and worldwide.

Everyone at Oliver & Grimsley would like to congratulate Kim and Mike on their continued hard work and excellence!

It’s time to celebrate World IP Day!

by | Apr 26, 2023 | Intellectual Property

It’s 2023’s World IP Day! World IP Day is celebrated on the 26th of April each year.  This day was established 23 years ago today by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to bring awareness of what IP (Intellectual Property) is, to recognize how IP impacts our lives, to celebrate innovators, creators and entrepreneurs globally, and to encourage activities that promote innovations and creativity in our lives.  The term “Intellectual Property” generally encompasses patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and designs. Each year, a theme is chosen and this year’s global theme is “Women in IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity”.  In choosing this topic, WIPO celebrates the ‘can do’ attitude of women inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs around the world and their ground-breaking work.

 

Women are shaping the world with their creativity, drive, imagination, reliability, and hard work.  Women across the world have overcome hurdles and have succeeded and achieved their goals to bring their intellectual property to us all.  The number of woman innovators, creators and entrepreneurs is growing, and there are more and more women-owned businesses each day.  We proudly recognize and celebrate this progress and as IP attorneys, we work with women inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs in helping them with the guidance and knowledge to identify, build upon and protect their valuable IP. 

 

This year USPTO is hosting an event with many organizations including WIPO, INTA, AIPLA and the ABA-IPL Section just to name a few to celebrate the work of women around the world and in raising awareness about why it is so important to encourage more women to participate in the IP system.  A live stream to this event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-world-ip-day-tickets-591525497687 .

 

Happy World IP Day from Oliver & Grimsley, LLC!