Doug Johnson concentrates his practice on trademarks, technology and patents and on intellectual property litigation. He negotiates software licensing and technology agreements for both technology companies and end users. Mr. Johnson also coordinates trademark prosecution and administration, patent prosecution and administration, patent portfolio strategies, and intellectual property litigation for companies with international brands primarily in the food, sports, carpet and consumer products industries. He is also active in the domestic and international licensing of clients’ intellectual property rights. Mr. Johnson is the founder of Miller & Martin’s Intellectual Property Group.
- J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan, 1981
- Phi Delta Phi
- Barrister’s Society
- B.A., Mathematics, University of North Carolina, 1978
- Morehead Scholar
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Canadian Trade-Mark Agent
Court Admissions
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Frank W. Wilson, Jr., 1981-1982
- Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge H. Ted Milburn, 1983
Certifications
Accolades
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Intellectual Property (Tennessee: Band 2), since 2021
- The Best Lawyers in America® - Trademark Law; Copyright Law; and Patent Law, since 2015
- Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" (Chattanooga, Tennessee) - Patent Law, 2022
- Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" (Chattanooga, Tennessee) - Trademark Law, 2018
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Intellectual Property, since 2011
Memberships
- American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- International Trademark Association, U.S. Legislation Right of Publicity Subcommittee – Member, 1992-1993; 1996; 2012-2014
- State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section - Former Board Member
- Tennessee Intellectual Property Lawyers Association – Former President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer
- Fedération Internationalé des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle - Treasurer of U.S. Section, 2011-2014; Secretary of U.S. Section, 2006-2010; Council Member 2003-2005
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