Education
- Managing Editor, Boston University Law Review
Admissions
- California
- Arizona
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Clerkships
Hon. Bailey Aldrich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1997-98
Greer Shaw is a founding partner and Co-Managing Partner of Graves & Shaw LLP. Greer has 25 years of experience in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution. In the intellectual property area, he has litigated numerous patent infringement matters involving a wide variety of technologies, including telecommunications, user interfaces, water treatment, cable connectors, digital postage, network monitoring, transportation/packaging devices, plastics, medical and dental devices and therapies, portable media players, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, chip packaging, flooring products, and data storage, among others. In addition, Greer has represented clients in a variety of trademark matters, including cases involving dental products and financial services. Greer has also handled various trade secret matters, including disputes involving misappropriated technology and business information. Greer’s complex commercial litigation experience includes cases involving breaches of contract, business torts, unfair competition, antitrust, construction disputes, First Amendment, Commerce Clause, and securities litigation.
Greer has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as before various bankruptcy courts and the International Trade Commission. He is experienced with all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution, including pre-suit investigations, budgeting and case management, joint‐defense arrangements, claim and defense strategy, fact and expert discovery, dispositive and non-dispositive motion practice, hearings, ADR, and settlement. In addition to arguing countless motions over the years, Greer has tried cases before judges and juries and has briefed and argued appeals in federal court.
Greer was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” for Intellectual Property Litigation in the years 2014-2016, 2019-2020, and 2024.
- Southern California Super Lawyers®, Intellectual Property Litigation (2014-2016, 2019-2020)
- Intellectual Property: It’s Not Just for Specialists Anymore, Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel (Southern California Chapter), Long Beach, CA (June 19, 2014)
- Hot Topics for In-House Patent Practitioners, Moderator, “Washington in the West 2014” conference, presented by Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (January 24, 2014)
- Hot Topics and Notable Developments in IP Law, Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel (Mountain West Chapter), Salt Lake City, UT (June 28, 2013)
- Design Patent Infringement 2013, Co-Presenter, Webinar produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC (January 29, 2013)
- Litigating Patents in the Central District: Local Practices and the Patent Pilot Program from the Practitioner’s Perspective, Moderator, Litigation Roundtable, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, Los Angeles, CA (May 30, 2012)
- U.S. Patent Litigation Involving Pharmaceutical Patents, Co-Presenter, Taiwan Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center, Taipei, Taiwan (May 25, 2012)
- Washington in the West Conference, Chairperson, sponsored by Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (February 14, 2012)
- Dual Actor Infringement: Drafting and Enforcing Telecommunication and Computer Science Claims Following BMC, Muniauction, SiRF, and Akamai, Panelist, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, 2011 Spring Seminar (June 4, 2011)
- IP Law – Where Do I Fit In?, Panelist, Sponsored by The Palmer Center, the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Pepperdine University Career Development Office (October 28, 2008)
- Patents & The Supreme Court, Moderator, Panel presentation of the 10th Annual “Washington in the West” Conference presented by the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (January 31, 2007)
- Recent Developments In False Designation of Origin and Willful Patent Infringement, Panelist, Fifth Annual Technology Law Conference, Pepperdine University School of Law, Sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel (June 25, 2004)
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
- Board of Directors (2012-2015)
- USC Intellectual Property Institute
- 2015 Planning Committee
- The Judge Paul R. Michel Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
- Reporter (2008-2009)
- Team Leader, Captain (2009, 2012)
- Program Chair (2012-2014)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
Education
- Managing Editor, Boston University Law Review
Admissions
- California
- Arizona
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Clerkships
Hon. Bailey Aldrich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1997-98
Greer Shaw is a founding partner and Co-Managing Partner of Graves & Shaw LLP. Greer has 25 years of experience in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution. In the intellectual property area, he has litigated numerous patent infringement matters involving a wide variety of technologies, including telecommunications, user interfaces, water treatment, cable connectors, digital postage, network monitoring, transportation/packaging devices, plastics, medical and dental devices and therapies, portable media players, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, chip packaging, flooring products, and data storage, among others. In addition, Greer has represented clients in a variety of trademark matters, including cases involving dental products and financial services. Greer has also handled various trade secret matters, including disputes involving misappropriated technology and business information. Greer’s complex commercial litigation experience includes cases involving breaches of contract, business torts, unfair competition, antitrust, construction disputes, First Amendment, Commerce Clause, and securities litigation.
Greer has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as before various bankruptcy courts and the International Trade Commission. He is experienced with all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution, including pre-suit investigations, budgeting and case management, joint‐defense arrangements, claim and defense strategy, fact and expert discovery, dispositive and non-dispositive motion practice, hearings, ADR, and settlement. In addition to arguing countless motions over the years, Greer has tried cases before judges and juries and has briefed and argued appeals in federal court.
Greer was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” for Intellectual Property Litigation in the years 2014-2016 and 2019-2020.
- Southern California Super Lawyers®, Intellectual Property Litigation (2014-2016, 2019-2020)
- Intellectual Property: It’s Not Just for Specialists Anymore, Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel (Southern California Chapter), Long Beach, CA (June 19, 2014)
- Hot Topics for In-House Patent Practitioners, Moderator, “Washington in the West 2014” conference, presented by Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (January 24, 2014)
- Hot Topics and Notable Developments in IP Law, Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel (Mountain West Chapter), Salt Lake City, UT (June 28, 2013)
- Design Patent Infringement 2013, Co-Presenter, Webinar produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC (January 29, 2013)
- Litigating Patents in the Central District: Local Practices and the Patent Pilot Program from the Practitioner’s Perspective, Moderator, Litigation Roundtable, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, Los Angeles, CA (May 30, 2012)
- U.S. Patent Litigation Involving Pharmaceutical Patents, Co-Presenter, Taiwan Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center, Taipei, Taiwan (May 25, 2012)
- Washington in the West Conference, Chairperson, sponsored by Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (February 14, 2012)
- Dual Actor Infringement: Drafting and Enforcing Telecommunication and Computer Science Claims Following BMC, Muniauction, SiRF, and Akamai, Panelist, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, 2011 Spring Seminar (June 4, 2011)
- IP Law – Where Do I Fit In?, Panelist, Sponsored by The Palmer Center, the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Pepperdine University Career Development Office (October 28, 2008)
- Patents & The Supreme Court, Moderator, Panel presentation of the 10th Annual “Washington in the West” Conference presented by the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (January 31, 2007)
- Recent Developments In False Designation of Origin and Willful Patent Infringement, Panelist, Fifth Annual Technology Law Conference, Pepperdine University School of Law, Sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel (June 25, 2004)
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
- Board of Directors (2012-2015)
- USC Intellectual Property Institute
- 2015 Planning Committee
- The Judge Paul R. Michel Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
- Reporter (2008-2009)
- Team Leader, Captain (2009, 2012)
- Program Chair (2012-2014)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association