Ms. Micheline Kelly Johnson
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
United States
Ms. Johnson has won "famous mark" status for a global brand (AVIS), obtained trademark protection for both product configurations and market-leading brands, and negotiated critical international co-existence agreements designed to protect brand strength while embracing business opportunities. Ms. Johnson has experience representing consumer healthcare companies in branding, advertising, and packaging matters; has guided the transformative technological innovation of a global automobile rental company; counseled an international television network on copyright and trademark issues; and counseled numerous web-based service providers regarding international intellectual property protection strategies.
Her practice aids clients in identifying, protecting, and capitalizing on intellectual property assets. She also performs due diligence evaluations of portfolios in connection with public financing and acquisitions and advises clients in transactional matters involving intellectual property, including preparing transactional documents for license agreements, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures. Ms. Johnson’s portfolio management includes enforcing clients’ intellectual property rights in courts and agencies around the globe.
Ms. Johnson has won "famous mark" status for a global brand (AVIS), obtained trademark protection for both product configurations and market-leading brands, and negotiated critical international co-existence agreements designed to protect brand strength while embracing business opportunities. Ms. Johnson has experience representing consumer healthcare companies in branding, advertising, and packaging matters; has guided the transformative technological innovation of a global automobile rental company; counseled an international television network on copyright and trademark issues; and counseled numerous web-based service providers regarding international intellectual property protection strategies.
Her practice aids clients in identifying, protecting, and capitalizing on intellectual property assets. She also performs due diligence evaluations of portfolios in connection with public financing and acquisitions and advises clients in transactional matters involving intellectual property, including preparing transactional documents for license agreements, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures. Ms. Johnson’s portfolio management includes enforcing clients’ intellectual property rights in courts and agencies around the globe.
Ms. Johnson has prepared and prosecuted domestic and international patents relating to a range of technologies, including chemicals, manufacturing equipment and methods, toys, computer-based business methods, and general mechanics. In addition, Ms. Johnson evaluates patents and drafts license agreements, freedom-to-operate opinions, validity/invalidity opinions, patentability opinions, and non-infringement opinions.
She has experience in copyright protection and enforcement, and Internet, eCommerce, and domain name matters. She has served as an expert in patent litigation and is the former Chair of her previous firm's Intellectual Property Group and its Trademark and Branding cohort.
Ms. Johnson holds the highest rating for ability and ethics, the AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, based on anonymous surveys of lawyers and judges.
ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Tennessee
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
Vanderbilt University, J.D.
Vanderbilt University, M.B.A. (Finance)--Owen Merit Scholar
Spring Hill College, B.S. (Chemistry)--Miller-LeJeune Memorial Scholar
Experience & Qualifications
- Biomedical engineering; medical devices
- Chemistry
- Software; computer-implemented inventions
- Trade Secrets
- Licensing and IP-related agreements
- Patent drafting
- Patent litigation
- Trade mark litigation
- Trade mark prosecution