Grant T. Langton

Grant Langton is a partner in the firm's intellectual property group and serves as Chair of the intellectual property group in Los Angeles and Co-Chair of the intellectual property group in California. With over 25 years of experience handling patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, enforcement, licensing and IP counseling Grant helps clients strategically develop, protect, maintain and exploit their intellectual property assets both domestically and abroad.

Grant regularly counsels clients on matters related to patentability, design-around options and the infringement, validity and enforceability of patents. He has extensive experience prosecuting patent and trademark applications in the U.S. and worldwide, and has prepared licensing, consulting, employment, confidentiality, technology and product development agreements. In addition, Grant has assisted in-house counsel, chief executive, financial and technology officers and other corporate leaders to build, preserve and monetize their intellectual property portfolios. Working closely with management, scientists and engineers Grant has acted as de-facto Chief Patent Counsel for several Fortune 500 companies. By protecting core company technology Grant helps his clients gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Throughout his career, Grant has prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications and handled large patent portfolios in a diverse range of technology areas including medical devices such as pacemakers and spinal implants, material science such as ultra-hard material microstructures for subterranean drilling, all aspects of automobile technology, semiconductor and LED technology, fluid handling technology, polymer science such as industrial coating compositions, adhesives technology, RFID technology, and all types of mechanical technologies.

Prior to practicing law, he worked as a process and design engineer in the petrochemical industry.

Other Professional Experience

•Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, Partner (2007-2014)
•Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP, Partner (2003-2007)
•Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP, Partner (2000-2002), Associate (1992-2000)
•Chevron USA El Segundo Refinery, Process and Design Engineer (1987-1989)

Professional Recognition and Awards

•IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine (2013-2018)
•Top Patent Prosecutor, The Patent Research Review Patent Buddy (2011)
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell

Representative Presentations and Publications

• Amendments to Rights of Federally Funded Inventions and Government Owned Inventions, Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (April 23, 2018)
• I Can't Do That with a Patent, Can I? Co-Author, Orange County Business Journal (August 14, 2017)
• Software Patents - Not a Waste of Money After All? Co-Author, Orange County Business Journal (October 31, 2016)

Related News & Events

• May 30
Managing Intellectual Property Magazine Ranks Five Snell & Wilmer Attorneys as IP Stars for the Fifth Year

• May 30
Managing Intellectual Property Magazine Ranks Five Snell & Wilmer Attorneys in the IP Stars Publication for the Fourth Year

• Aug 14
I Can't Do That with a Patent, Can I?
Orange County Business Journal

• May 30
Five Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Ranked in the Managing Intellectual Property Magazine IP Stars Publication

• Jan 17
Snell & Wilmer Renews Commitment to Los Angeles
Moves to 31st Floor of Two California Plaza

• Oct 31
Software Patents - Not a Waste of Money After All?
Orange County Business Journal

• Jun 22
Managing Intellectual Property Magazine Ranks Five Snell & Wilmer Attorneys as “IP Stars” Two Years in a Row

• Jun 05
Managing Intellectual Property Magazine Ranks Five Snell & Wilmer Attorneys as “IP Stars”

• Jul 25
Snell & Wilmer Adds Trost and Jaech to Intellectual Property Group in Los Angeles

• Jul 09
Grant Langton Joins Snell & Wilmer's Los Angeles Intellectual Property Group

Related Publications

• Apr 23
Amendments to Rights of Federally Funded Inventions and Government Owned Inventions