Grady Garrison, of counsel in the Firm's Memphis office, concentrates his practice in the areas of intellectual property law and franchise law. Mr. Garrison has experience in trademark, copyright, franchising, antitrust and trade regulation matters and licensing, litigation and transactional issues related thereto. Specific areas of experience include selection, clearance, registration and enforcement of pharmaceutical marks; registration of U.S. Assigned Names at FDA; negotiation and licensing of intellectual property from drug discovery company to pharmaceutical companies; filing of IND applications at FDA and surrender of same to remove FDA jurisdiction; drafting of commercial supply agreements, turn-key manufacturing agreements, product collaboration agreements and joint venture agreements with pharmaceutical companies; and acquisition and termination of licenses and surrender of intellectual property.
- Represented a global logistics company in federal district court against the world’s largest supplier of bar code scanning technology in a case involving claims of breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and technology, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty. Resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement.
- Represented a producer of cereal and convenience foods in a trademark infringement action against a global oil and gas company. Resulted in a favorable settlement.
- Represents the world's largest cheerleading and dance company in trademark, copyright and proprietary information litigation matters.
- Co-author – "Key Issues in IP Law: Protecting the Client," Understanding Your Client's IP Needs, part of the Inside the Minds series, Aspatore Books (2008)
- Author – "Providing Value in an IP Transaction," Maximizing Intellectual Property Value, part of the Inside the Minds series, Aspatore Books (2007)
- Member – Board of Directors of the Memphis Rock 'N Soul Museum
- Member – Founding Board of Directors of Promise Academy, Inc.
- Member – International Bar Association
- Member – American Bar Association (Antitrust Law Section; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section; Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation Subcommittee; Roundtable Moderator, Litigation Subcommittee on IP Litigation; Forum Committee on Franchising)
- Member – Tennessee Bar Association
- Member – Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association (Board of Governors, 1996 – 98)
- Member – Memphis Bar Association
- Member – Memphis Area Franchise Association (President, 1988 – 1998)
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 1995 in the areas of Franchise Law, Trademark Law and Intellectual Property Law
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, since 2006
- Named to Business Tennessee magazine's "150 Best Lawyers" in the area of intellectual property law (2009)
- Adjunct Professor and Founder – Franchise Law, University of Memphis School of Law
- Adjunct Professor – Copyright and Licensing, University of Memphis School of Music
- Tennessee, 1972
- U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- New York University, LL.M. in Trade Regulation, 1977
- Memphis State University, J.D., 1972
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1967, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa