Featured Practice Areas

Electrical Engineering – Electronic component designs, circuitry, metering devices, optical and electro-optical devices

Computing and Information Analysis – Software and business methods, RFID technologies and applications, internet and e-commerce

Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical – Pharmaceuticals, assay systems, anti-microbials, life sciences

Chemical Engineering and Materials – Films, polymer science, electrical component materials, textile chemistry, nanoparticles, carbon dots

Gaming and Entertainment – Lottery and card games, materials for games of chance, sporting goods

Mechanical Engineering – Vehicle components and hardware, ordnance and projectiles, printing materials, medical devices

Textile and Manufacturing – Woven and non-woven textiles, conveyors, accumulators and complex machinery, textile chemistry

Complex Patent Prosecution – Preparing, prosecuting, managing, and consolidating worldwide patents and applications, using cutting edge electronic infrastructure

Litigation and Dispute Resolution – Enforcing and defending intellectual property rights in Courts, counseling on pre-litigation strategies and/or avoidance, and negotiating settlement of disputes

Trademarks, Copyrights and Designs – Protecting, transferring, and defending trademarks, service marks, trade dress, copyrights, and patented designs

E-Commerce and E-Business – Advising on internet and electronic business issues, such as domain name registrations, meta tags, cybersquating, licensed use of materials, and business method and e-commerce patents

Intellectual Property Counseling – Managing and advising on all facets of intellectual property practice faced by in-house attorneys and other decision makers

 
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11/16/2009
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Jason W. Johnston

Jason W. Johnston


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Representative Practice Areas:


  • Managing the patent portfolios of national and multinational companies in all aspects of intellectual property.
  • Preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
  • Rendering complex infringement, validity, and right-to-practice opinions.
  • Performing due diligence analysis.

Experience:


  • Jason has been with Dority & Manning for over a decade and is currently Shareholder of Operations at the firm.
  • Jason has familiarity with a broad spectrum of technologies in the chemical, electrochemical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, and mechanical arts, including the areas of medicinal chemistry (e.g., anti-viral compounds including Hepatitis inhibitors), diagnostic assays and biosensors, antimicrobials, passive electronic components (e.g., ceramic, electrolytic, and electrochemical capacitors), biomedical products, polymer processing and synthesis, semiconductor technology, nanotechnology, film fabrication, and nonwoven web processing.
  • Jason has been active in all areas of intellectual property practice throughout his career.

Professional Background:


  • Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1996); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999).
  • Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Member: South Carolina Bar Association (Intellectual Property Section); Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association.
  • Honors: Order of the Wig and Robe.