Gary W. Glisson

Experience

Gary Glisson is a partner of the firm and practices as a business lawyer in the firm's Technology and Intellectual Property Group. He also serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Technology Ventures Group, which advises on the formation, financing and growth of new business ventures. Gary advises clients on the intellectual property and contractual issues arising from corporate activities and commercial transactions involving their technology assets, products, services, data, information and creative content.

Specifically, Gary is experienced in the areas of contracts and licensing; sales, e-commerce and online transactions; trademark, copyright and patent protection; offshore procurement and sourcing; government contracts; export/import transactions; and business formation and venture financing. For more than 20 years, Gary has counseled companies about these issues in a variety of industries, including software and computer devices, e-commerce and online services, electronics, semiconductor and equipment manufacturing, wired and wireless communications services, medical devices, energy and renewable resources, data services hosting and protection, consulting and professional services, publishing and content creation, sports and apparel, and food and beverage.

Prior to law school, Gary worked as a public utilities economist for municipal and investor-owned utilities and as a Peace Corps Volunteer with fishing and farming cooperatives in Africa. His ongoing interest in sustainable energy and food resources originates from these early experiences and extends to his present professional practice and civic activities.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America® (currently: Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law), 2003-2013
• Selected as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" (Oregon) by Chambers USA (currently: Intellectual Property), 2010-2012
• Listed in Oregon Super Lawyers®
• Listed in Portland's Top Lawyers
• Member, Oregon State Bar Association and District of Columbia Bar Association Sections on Intellectual Property, Computer Law and International Law
• Member, American Bar Association Sections on Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, and Communications Law

Presentations

• Panelist, "Monetizing Your Patents," TechAmerica, 2009
• Speaker, "Copyright Tips for Using Content of Others," Oregon Law Institute, 2007
• Speaker, "Employment Law: Protecting Your Workforce, Customer Base and Trade Secrets," Stoel Rives LLP, 2006
• Speaker, "Real World Entrepreneurship – Intellectual Property," Oregon Graduate Institute, 2005-2006
• Speaker, "International Intellectual Property Law – Business Decisions When Going Abroad," PNITA 2005
• Speaker, "Software Licensing," AeA, 2005
• Speaker, "Copyright Considerations for Licensing Content and Technology," Oregon State Bar Association, 2005
• Speaker, "Advertising Law Update," Stoel Rives LLP, 2003
• Speaker, "Technology and Internet Issues for Business Lawyers," Oregon Law Institute, 2001
• Speaker, "Intellectual Property Privacy Symposium," University of Oregon, 2000
• Speaker, "Advising High-Tech and Internet Startups," Oregon Law Institute, 2000
• Speaker, "Computer Law Update," Oregon State Bar Association, 1999

Civic Activities

• Member, Board of Directors, Software Association of Oregon, 2008-2010
• Member, Board of Directors, Kavi, Inc. 2008-2010
• Member, Board of Advisors, National Interop, Inc., 2008-2009
• Member, Board of Directors, Food Alliance, 2007-2008
• Member, Board of Advisors, Rising Sun Farms, 2007-2010
• Member, Board of Directors, PNITA–Pacific Northwest International Trade Association, 1995-2003
• Member, Board of Directors, Internet Professionals Northwest, 1995-1997
• Member, Board of Directors, Seed Capital Development Fund, 1991-1999
• Regular guest lecturer/speaker on intellectual propertyat law schools and universities in Oregon
• Alumni Interviewer, Northwestern University School of Law, 2004-present

Publications

Author of, contributor to or quoted in various articles on Internet law, intellectual property and corporate law, for publications such as:

• Forbes.com, Sep. 2012
• Brainstorm NW, Feb. 2007
• LA Times, Mar. 4, 2004
• Business Week Online, Apr. 27, 1999
• Oregon Law Review (75 Or L Rev 277), 1996
• The Portland Business Journal, July 26, 1996
• The New York Law Journal, Oct. 10, 1991

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1988
  Administrative (Managing) Editor of Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 1987-1988
• University of Missouri, M.A., Public Utility Economics, 1982
• University of Missouri, B.A., Economics, 1981

Admissions

• Oregon
• District of Columbia

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