S. Gregory Boyd

S. Gregory Boyd (Greg Boyd) is an American author, attorney, and professor specializing in intellectual property, the game industry, and high technology media. He is a partner and co-chair of the Interactive Entertainment Group, as well as a member of the Advertising and Privacy & Data Security Groups at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC.

Education

Boyd received a B.S. in Biochemistry and Philosophy and M.S. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from East Carolina University. He earned a dual M.D. and J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed an MBA at the NYU Stern School of Business.

Career

Boyd's practice focuses on interactive entertainment, licensing, privacy, and intellectual property law. He is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and holds Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) credentials from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

He was one of the original members of the Video Game Bar Association (VGBA) and previously served on its Board of Directors. In 2024, he was inducted into the Games Industry Law Summit Hall of Fame. He has been recognized in Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers, named a National Law Journal Trailblazer in Sports/Gaming/Entertainment Law, listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Advertising Law, and ranked by The Legal 500 and Media Law International.

Boyd is an Honorary Professor of Law at Queen Mary University of London and was previously an adjunct professor at New York Law School. He served on the Board of Advisors for MobyGames. He has edited and co-authored three books on video game law and business and served as an editor for the International Game Developers Association's first publication on intellectual property. He has spoken at numerous events, including the Games Industry Law Summit, VGBA Summit, Game Developers Conference, and State of Play, and has also guest lectured at Harvard Business School, MIT, Columbia Law School.

Works

References

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