On the flip side
Paul G. Johnson
Registered Patent Attorney • Partner
Education
J.D., The George Washington University Law School
B.A., summa cum laude, Utah State University, Physics
Expertise
Patent Prosecution • Trademark Prosecution • Copyright Registration
Clients value Paul for the breadth of his expertise and his ready grasp of emerging technologies. He focuses on helping companies of all sizes identify, protect, and monetize their intellectual property. This includes the full spectrum of patent portfolio management and strategy, including patent prosecution and drafting; domestic and global patent portfolio management; counseling on infringement and validity, freedom-to-operate, patentability analysis, and due diligence investigations; development of design-around strategies; and prior art search and analysis. He also assists clients with their trademark strategies and portfolios.
Paul’s technological expertise spans the mechanical, software, electrical and optical fields. He has also prosecuted a large number of patents for all aspects of solar panel technology, including electrical, mechanical attachment, and control systems. In addition, Paul has wide-ranging experience in software technologies, including data deduplication, data backup, and software testing, as well as e-commerce technologies and business methods.
Paul is an outdoor enthusiast with years of experience helping companies in the industry achieve their goals. His clients include outdoor equipment manufacturers in such areas as: mountain bikes, ski training devices, ski bikes, archery equipment, snorkeling gear, as well as other outdoor consumer devices. Paul understands the diverse needs of outdoor companies at all stages of growth and has advised clients such as Knolly Bikes, Tngnt Ski Bikes, Launch Pad Gear, and FIVICS Archery on an array of legal issues that impact outdoor industry businesses.
He also brings strategic insight to higher education clients across the country, focusing on protecting and commercializing innovation in the academic environment. He works closely with university technology transfer offices, faculty inventors, and research administrators to secure patents and manage patent portfolios.
My Focus
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Technical Experience
Physics & Optics
Optical Networking Systems and Components
Active and Passive Optical components
Lasers, Photodiodes and related Optical components
Photovoltaics
X-ray Devices
Electronics & Electrical Engineering
Integrated Circuit Design
Electrical & Electromechanical Systems
Semiconductors
Telecommunications
Consumer Electronics
Computer Systems, Software, & Information Technology
Hardware Systems
Software Systems and Architecture
E-Commerce Technologies and Business Methods
Internet Technologies
Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
Medical Devices
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Representative Matters
US 10,063,032 – Distributed Reflector Laser
US 10,132,997 – Adiabatically Coupled Optical System
US 10,114,183 – Screwless Heat Sink Attachment
US 10,073,025 – Method and Device for Incoherent Imaging with Coherent Diffractive Reconstruction
US 10,002,738 – Simplified Formation Process of a Low Work Function Insert
US 10,001,599 – Two-Stage Adiabatically Coupled Photonic Systems
US 10,151,892 – Method to Bond Two Surfaces with Precured Epoxy and Optical Subassembly Including the Same
US 10,036,735 – Imaging Through Scattering Media with High Signal to Noise Ratio and Resolution
WO 2018064397 – High Resolution Photoacoustic Imaging in Scattering Media Using Structured Illumination
US 20180226217 – Hall Current Plasma Source Having a Center Mounted Cathode or a Surface-Mounted Cathode
US 20180288849 – Time Alignment of Lightning Emissions at LF-MF Using Waveform Feature Comparison
US 20180031737 – Short-Term Thunderstorm Forecast and Severe Weather Alert System and Method
WO 2018093445 – Suppressing Cyclically Time-Varying Radar Signatures
US 20180157431 – Data Storage Backup Management Method
US 20170153440 – Single Multimode Fiber Endoscope
US 9,881,355 – Three-Dimensional Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging Beyond the Diffraction Limit Using a Double-Helix Point Spread Function
US 9,794,017 – SWDM OSAs
US 8,953,947 – Bandwidth Efficient Dual Carrier
US 8,933,320 – Redundant Electrical Architecture for Photovoltaic Modules
US 8,908,734 – Directly Modulated Laser for PON Applications
US 8,786,937 – Dual-Polarization QPSK Demodulator
US20140325489 – Programmable Symbolic Execution Based Dynamic Checker
US 8,529,268 – Ski or Snowboard Teaching Apparatus
US D838,491 – Combination Toothbrush and Flosser
US D817,784 – Fitness Tracker Wrist Band
US D650,029 – Ski Tip Connector
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Professional Admissions & Associations
Utah State Bar
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
American Bar Association
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Awards & Recognition
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers; Patent Law (2021 – 2025)
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Publications & Presentations
"Giving Your Outdoor Company A Competitive Edge With IP Protection Strategies," Outdoor Industry Association, Webinar, May 17, 2023
"Giving Your Outdoor Company A Competitive Edge With IP Protection Strategies," Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit, September 13, 2022
"Hot Topics in Tech Law," Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Mountain West Chapter 2022 Tech Law Symposium, April 1, 2022
"Making Your Mark and Protecting Your Brand," Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit, September 23, 2021