Gregory M. Hasley focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and trial work. Mr. Hasley also counsels clients on additional intellectual property matters, including acquisitions of intellectual property rights, as well as licensing, filings and other intellectual property protections. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Hasley has acted as a lead counsel in a number of complex intellectual property cases, including the representation of—

• one of America’s leading Internet companies in a patent litigation involving audio and video transmission over the Internet
• one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies in a patent litigation involving semiconductor manufacturing processes
• a leading oil field equipment company as plaintiff in a patent litigation involving oil well casing, running and drilling equipment
• a leading ophthalmic medical device company as plaintiff in patent litigations involving surgical equipment for LASIK surgery
• a manufacturing company in a patent litigation involving chemical formulations for consumer products
• a real estate company in a trademark infringement action involving residential and commercial properties
• a leading ophthalmic medical device manufacturer in a patent litigation involving medical diagnostic equipment
• a national restaurant chain as plaintiff in a trademark infringement action
• a medical device company in a patent litigation involving knee replacement systems
• an oil field equipment company in patent litigations involving oil field drilling mud-screening equipment.

Mr. Hasley’s experience in licensing and other intellectual property acquisition efforts includes—

• drafting license agreements for patents and trade secrets related to environmental remediation systems for use in the oil field
• negotiating the intellectual property components of a joint venture formation, including refinery and oil sands assets
• drafting and prosecuting patent applications for methanol manufacturing processes 
• negotiating and drafting an intellectual property licensing agreement for a cataract surgery system
• negotiating and drafting a license agreement for coil tubing drilling systems
• drafting and prosecuting patent applications for various polyurethane systems.

Mr. Hasley is a frequent speaker and writer on intellectual property issues including—

• “Product-by-Process Decision Resolves Longstanding Conflict,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 1, 2009
• “What Does It Mean to be a Willful Infringer after In re Seagate,” Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Conference, September 2008
• “Patent Jurisprudence after Quanta and eBay,” New York Intellectual Property Association CLE Panel, July 2008
• “New Developments in the Patent Litigation Arena: In re Bilski and In re Seagate,” West LegalWorks CLE Webcast, July 2008
• “Attorney Client Privilege in Patent Proceedings,” Strafford Publishing Teleconference, June 2008
• “Recognizing the IP Issues that Appear in Business Transactions: A Primer for the Non-IP Lawyer,” Houston Bar Association, April 2007
• “eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.: Permanent Injunctions for Patent Infringement are no Longer Automatic,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 2006
• “Using Expert Witnesses in Patent Claim Construction,” Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Conference, October 2005
• “Federal Circuit Patent Law Update,” Texas State Bar Annual Meeting – Intellectual Property Law Section, June 2005.

Mr. Hasley is currently a member of the Houston office’s diversity committee.

Mr. Hasley received his J.D. in 1994, his LL.M. in intellectual property law in 1998 and his M.B.A. in 1989 from the University of Houston. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering in 1984 from the University of Texas at Austin.

Before beginning his legal career, he spent nine years working in various polyurethane and isocyanate manufacturing engineering positions at The Dow Chemical Company.

Mr. Hasley is an active member of several bar organizations including the State Bar of Texas (vice chair, Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 2005-2009 and chair, Ethics and Unauthorized Practice Committee of the Intellectual Property Section, 2006-2009); Houston Bar Association (co-chair, Fee Dispute Committee, 2009-2010; co-chair, Professionalism Committee, 2008-2009; co-chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2006-2007; and co-chair, Speaker’s Bureau Committee, 2003-2004); the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (chair, Professional Ethics Committee, 2006-2008); American Inns of Court (Garland Walker chapter); the Texas Bar Foundation; the College of the State Bar of Texas; and the Houston Bar Foundation.

He has been named to Houston’s Top Lawyers by H Texas Magazine (2007-2009).