Brandon C. Griffith

Brandon focuses his practice on helping clients navigate the ins and outs of protecting, owning, and managing intellectual property assets. His practice takes into account the multifaceted landscapes of business and intellectual property strategy, from preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications, to advising clients in the transactional context on developing, using and owning technology and intellectual property in their relationships with third parties (e.g., licensing agreements, development agreements, service agreements, supply agreements, etc.)

• Devises strategies for protecting and developing intellectual property assets
• Prepares and prosecutes domestic and foreign patent applications in a wide range of mechanical and electromechanical technologies, including medical devices, automotive components and control systems, industrial equipment, consumer electronics, and athletic equipment
• Reviews competitive landscapes to identify potential infringers
• Advises on freedom-to-operate issues for new products and services, including collaborative design-around counseling
• Performs due diligence reviews of intellectual property portfolios
• Drafts, negotiates, and advises on various forms of commercial and technology agreements involving intellectual property

Prior to becoming an attorney, Brandon spent five years in various engineering and supply management roles with a large Tier 1 automotive supplier, where he learned first-hand the real world challenges facing today’s businesses. Today, while striving to understand his clients’ goals and expectations, Brandon’s diverse skill set and experience in both the procurement and transactional fields allow him to see the bigger picture and, as a result, better serve those goals and expectations.

Prior Experience

• Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC, Associate, 2013-2015
• Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., Associate, 2010-2012
• Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC, Law Clerk, 2008-2010
• Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC, Global Supply Management, 2003-2008

Awards

Michigan Super Lawyers, Recognized as a Rising Star, 2018

Professional & Community Involvement

State Bar of Michigan

• Intellectual Property Law

Michigan Intellectual Property Association