Greg Leibold's practice is focused on counseling clients in acquiring, protecting, and leveraging their investment in innovation. Greg has prosecuted patents and negotiated agreements relating to a variety of technologies, including software, telecommunications, automotive technologies, internet telephony, mechanical and sports inventions, and financial services systems. He also assists clients in patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation; patent and trademark prosecution; validity and infringement opinions; and due diligence.
Greg's previous experience includes serving for six years as general counsel, first for an Internet teleconferencing company and then for an enterprise software firm. His in-house experience helps him understand his clients' motivations and pressures and how he can best provide what they need in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
Greg loves that his clients are innovators who look at the world and try to improve it by making things better, faster, cheaper, and more accessible. He combines a passion for advocating and a fascination with technology to help his clients acquire and use their intellectual property portfolios as a critical component of their overall business strategy.
Greg is an avid golfer, fly fisherman, and Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- Licensing Executives Society
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Association of Corporate Counsel, Colorado Chapter, Former Director
Honors & Awards
- IAM Global Leaders, 2023, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America©, Patent Law, 2015-2021, 2023-2025
- Colorado Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2023-2024
- IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, 2021
- IAM Patent 1000, Intellectual Property Licensing, 2014, 2017-2020
- Legal 500, Intellectual Property Patent Prosecution, 2010, 2013
- Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2009
Thought Leadership
- Co-presenter, "When MOU is a Four-Letter Word – The Dangers of Memoranda of Understanding in Negotiating Collaboration Agreements," Colorado Association of Corporate Counsel Fall Frenzy, October 4, 2018
- Co-presenter, "Protecting IP in the Face of Increasing "Competition": Key Considerations in Joint Development Agreements," Colorado Association of Corporate Counsel Fall Frenzy, September 28, 2016
- Presenter, "Running a Licensing Program – An Operating Company Perspective," IP Enforcement & Monetization Summit, April 21, 2016
- Author, "Making Denver an IP Hub: Benefits of New USPTO office," Law360, June 30, 2014
- Co-presenter, "Emerging Trend in M&A Practice- IP Reps, Warranties, and Insurance," Rocky Mountain IP Institute, May 2014
