About Gregory

Gregory M. Hess is an attorney specializing in intellectual property law at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, PC, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has been licensed to practice law in Utah since 1990. The firm, located at 101 South 200 East, Suite 700, handles cases involving intellectual property, business and corporate law, and general litigation. He earned his Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1989, graduating summa cum laude and serving as Lead Articles Editor for the Brigham Young University Law Review.

He also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University, obtained in 1986. In 1989, he clerked for Chief Judge Charles Clark of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His practice focuses on intellectual property law, including identification and protection, licensing, transfer, and dispute resolution. He regularly assists clients with trademark evaluation, selection, registration, and copyright-related matters. He also handles various intellectual property agreements, such as license agreements, technology agreements, internet agreements, OEM, distribution and reseller agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, manufacturer and supply agreements.

Transfer agreements. Mr. Hess has experience in copyright and trademark infringement litigation and settlement, having successfully resolved many such disputes in courts across the nation and in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also has many experience with other types of commercial litigation. He has been awarded an AV rating—the highest awarded by Martindale-Hubbell. He has frequently been listed in Utah Business magazine’s Utah’s Legal Elite in Intellectual Property Law.

He has been included in the 2014-2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Copyright Law and has also been recognized by Mountain States Super Lawyers from 2018 to 2021 for Intellectual Property Litigation. Before joining Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, PC, in 1990, he clerked for Chief Judge Charles Clark of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1989. He is a member of the Utah State Bar and has been recognized for his contributions to the field of intellectual property law. He is fluent in French and has been recognized for his contributions to the field of intellectual property law.

Education

Brigham Young University

J.D.

1989

Brigham Young University

B.A. (1986)

1986

Accepted Jurisdictions

Utah

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1989

Types of Cases Handled

Intellectual Property Business and Corporate General Litigation

Legal Services Scope

Litigation Licensing Transfer Dispute Resolution

Office Locations

Main Office

 101 South 200 East Suite 700 Salt Lake City UT 84111