Of Counsel
jkipling@whepatent.com

Jim Kipling is Of Counsel with Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. Jim was Vice President Legal and Business Affairs for the Hasbro, Inc. Kenner Division for 20 years and subsequently has been in private practice for 10 years. He has negotiated master merchandising License Agreements resulting in cumulative product sales in excess of $5 Billion, with all major entertainment studios and other Licensors for such properties as both Star Wars trilogies, Marvel Universe, Disney Library, Dreamworks Animation Library, Batman, Jurassic Park, Care Bears, Pokemon, as well as establishing strategic relationships with all major professional sports leagues and players' associations, NASCAR, its driver teams and sponsors. Jim was responsible for all legal and intellectual property aspects of product, packaging and advertising development for the Hasbro/Kenner, with particular attention to patent, trademark, copyright and Children's Advertising issues. He also supervised the procurement, policing and enforcement of the Company's Intellectual Property rights, and all transactional and regulatory issues for the $650 Million Kenner Division.

After completing his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at University of Cincinnati, his Juris Doctorate at Georgetown University Law Center and, simultaneously, the General Electric Patent Lawyer Development Program in Alexandria VA., Jim was a Patent Attorney with General Electric Co. for 3 years in the Company's Aircraft Engine Division, prior to joining Kenner and Hasbro. Throughout his 10 years of private practice, Jim has represented public and private companies as well as individuals, including manufacturers, publishers, and inventors in all of his areas of expertise. Making good use of his engineering background, he also handles inventorship transactions and technology transfers for a variety of clients.