Kimberly S. Grimsley, Member
We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.
Kimberly is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice where she advises clients on a wide range of intellectual property and related business matters. Her work includes trademark and copyright issues, licensing arrangements, technology and software matters, the application of artificial intelligence, advertising and social media concerns, and general business counseling such as entity formation and contract review.
A significant portion of Kim’s practice centers on trademark strategy and protection. She works with clients at every stage of the trademark lifecycle, from evaluating potential marks and managing domestic and international filings to maintaining registrations and enforcing trademark rights. She regularly helps clients develop practical approaches to safeguarding their brands in the marketplace.
Kim has substantial experience resolving trademark disputes, often achieving favorable outcomes through negotiation of coexistence, consent, and licensing agreements. When disputes cannot be resolved informally, she represents clients in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also advises on domain name disputes, including matters arising under the UDRP and the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. In addition, Kim is involved in litigation regarding intellectual property, and in particular, trademark and copyright infringement cases in federal courts when litigation is needed.
Kim has been named by Best Lawyers in America®️ in Copyright Law since 2021 and in Trademark Law since 2022, and she was honored to be named by Best Lawyers in America®️ as the 2025 Baltimore “Lawyer of the Year” in Copyright Law. Kim was a co-founder and owner of Oliver & Grimsley, LLC with Mike Oliver from 2013 – 2026 during which the firm was a Baltimore Tier 1 Best Law Firm from 2014-2026 in Trademark Law, Copyright Law and Information Technology Law, and Nationally listed Best Law Firm from 2014-2026 in Information Technology Law.
After previously practicing at Gordon Feinblatt earlier in her career, she has returned to the firm, bringing with her expanded experience and a broad-based IP background.
Representative Matters
- Trademark pre-filing clearance searching, review and analysis in all industries in the U.S. and internationally
- Trademark filing and prosecution of trademark applications to registration in the U.S. and internationally through Madrid Protocol, and working with affiliated foreign counsel in registering trademarks worldwide
- Serve as counsel at US Patent and Trademark Office for international entities seeking registration in the United States based upon their foreign registrations or use in the United States
- Trademark Office Action Responses, issue resolution in ex-parte proceedings with the PTO examining attorneys
- Inter-partes proceedings (oppositions, cancellations) before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Oversee and maintain client’s US and international trademark registration portfolios
- Trademark Infringement analysis in the U.S. and globally
- Trademark enforcement and defense of claims (pre-litigation negotiation and resolution)
- U.S. Copyright registrations
- Copyright protection, enforcement and defense of infringement claims
- Handled numerous trademark and copyright license agreements
- Successfully negotiated license agreements with public figure in rollout of brand using public figure’s mark, name and likeness
- Handled numerous trademark coexistence agreements in resolution of trademark disputes
- Halted trademark and copyright infringers in the US and internationally
- Halted trademark and copyright infringers on various social media accounts
- Halted imposter accounts trying to obtain money from unsuspecting consumers on social media accounts
- Counseled clients on use and application of artificial intelligence in their marketing presence
- Conducting clearance and filing of trademark applications and prosecuting through registration in realm of artificial intelligence
- Successfully defended client in resolving intellectual property dispute concerning NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)
- Successfully forced cybersquatters to cancel and/or transfer infringing domain names
- Successfully stopped infringement against author’s copyright and trademark rights in the U.S. and internationally
- Trademark acquisition due diligence
- Contract review in regard to all intellectual property rights, including trademark and copyright
- Represented clients in the entertainment industry, including clients that work in television, radio and other media, including trademark and copyright protection, and contract review in the entertainment industry
Teams
EMERGE
Technology & Intellectual Property
Education
J.D.,
magna cum laude,
University of Baltimore School of Law,
2000
B.S.,
Stevenson University,
1992
Court Admissions
Court of Appeals, Maryland
Bar Admissions
Maryland,
2000