Charles W. Grimes holds a B.S. (engineering mechanics) from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from the University of Denver School of Law. He is a member of the Illinois, New York and Connecticut Bars and is admitted to practice as a patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

After practicing together for more than 30 years, Messrs. Battersby and Grimes now head their own law firms, The Battersby Law Group, LLC in Westport, CT at www.gbiplaw.com and Grimes LLC in Norwalk, CT at www.gandb.com. Each specialize in patent, trademark, copyrights, unfair competition, antitrust and corporate law and licensing with a particular emphasis on the merchandising, multimedia, entertainment, edutainment, toy, animation and publishing industries.

Mr. Grimes is a former Adjunct Professor at Sacred Heart University where he teaches intellectual property law and served on the Editorial Board of The Trademark Reporter. They have moderated the legal seminar at the International Licensing Expo for many years and continue to lecture and write on a variety of intellectual property issues.