Joseph L. Johnson

Mr. Johnson assists clients in identifying, developing, protecting and commercializing emerging technologies. He is a licensed patent attorney and prosecutes patent and trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also assists start up and established corporate clients to develop programs to secure, fund and transfer intellectual property rights. Mr. Johnson represents clients in new product design, development, commercialization and federal regulatory compliance for new technologies. Additionally, his practice includes litigation of trade secret theft, infringement of patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights, complex business disputes and class action defense. He has also served as an expert witness in patent disputes and is an approved mediator in Missouri State and Federal Courts for civil disputes. He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law.

Court Memberships

• Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Honors

• Senior Articles Editor, Tulsa Energy Law Journal
• Pave Environmental Competition Finalist

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Professional Affiliations

• Board Member, Springfield Business Development Corporation
• The Missouri Bar
• American Bar Association
• Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
• The Order of the Barristers
• Phi Delta Phi

Publications

• Author, Intellectual Property Considerations on the Internet, Springfield Business Journal, October, 1998