Background
Johnson, Junior, Alexander C. was born on August 1, 1948 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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Alexander C. Johnson, Junior.
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The Citadel (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1970). Purdue University (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1974). Brigham Young University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Career
In re Alappat, 31 USPQ 2d 1545 (Federal Circuit 1994).Worked at Marger, Johnson, McCollom & Stolowitz, Professional Corporation (Portland, Oregon) specializing in Intellectual Property Law including Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Technology Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Oregon and United States.
District Court, District of Oregon.
1983, United States. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals for the 9th and Federal Circuits.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Tau Beta Pi. Member, The Order of Barristers (Member, Board of Advocates, 1976-1978).
Author: "IC Design: Legal Protection, Pitfalls and Safe Harbors," Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Proceedings, 1986, Custom Circuits Conference and Journal of Semicustom ICs, Volume 4, Number. 4, June 1987; "Drafting Patents With a View To Litigation," Chapter 2, Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation, edited by Horwitz and Horwitz, 1988. Intellectual Property Protection in the Semiconductor Industry, Electronic Trend Publications, 1989.
Member: Oregon State Bar (Member, Uniform State Laws Committee, 1983-1988.
Chairman, 1988-1989). American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law.
Litigation). Oregon Patent Law Association.
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Military: United States. Air Force (Active Duty, 1971-1975.
Active Reserves, 1976-1982) Captain.
The firm is devoted exclusively to intellectual property law, including securing, exploiting and enforcing intellectual property rights for startup businesses, established companies in high technology and traditional industries, as well as academic and research institutions. Firm members have conducted jury and bench trials and appeals in cases involving patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret claims. Areas of technical expertise include bipolar, metal–oxide–semiconductor, Gallium Arsenide, charge-coupled device and biCMOS semiconductor devices and processes.
Scott Ray and Sam, Dynamic random-access memory & FLASH memory technologies.
RISC, CISC and multiprocessor computer architectures. Optics and lasers; laser, ink jet and thermal printing technologies.
Manufacturing and packaging. Medical and scientific instrumentation.
X-ray and ultrasound imaging systems
Video signal processing and displays. Software-based systems Polymer chemistry; pulp and paper processing and products and oil and gas drilling and products technology.
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Membership
Member, The Order of Barristers (Member, Board of Advocates, 1976-1978).
