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Holly

Holly L. Johnston
ShareholderPatents Team Chair
Portland
D 503.778.2185
C 971.235.1285
johnstonh@lanepowell.com

Holly Johnston counsels clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies on strategically developing and managing their U.S. and foreign intellectual property (IP) portfolios. She handles all aspects of IP procurement and counseling, including developing portfolios of valuable IP assets, providing formal opinions and collaborating with IP owners to thoughtfully enforce rights through licensing and dispute resolution.  

Holly is admitted to practice in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is a trained engineer experienced in prosecuting patents in numerous disciplines including medical devices and diagnostics, software, electronics, green technologies, manufacturing equipment and consumer products.

Holly is named a leading practitioner by Chambers® USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for her IP portfolio work.

Professional Experience

Lee & Hayes, PLLC, Partner (2016-2017)

Marger Johnson PC, Director and Equity Shareholder (2011-2016)

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC, Associate (2010-2011)

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Associate (2006-2010)

Chernoff Vilhauer LLP

  • Associate (2005-2006)
  • Summer Associate (2004)

Community Involvement

Springwater Environmental Sciences School, Oregon City School District, Board of Directors

  • Chair (2020-Present)
  • Member (2018-Present)

Multnomah Bar Foundation, Board Member (2016-2018)

Oregon Women Lawyers

  • Chair, Mentoring Circles Committee (2010-2018)
  • Mentor, Rainmaking Mentoring Circle (2016)

Oregon Bar Association

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 13, 2020News
    Johnston Elected Chair of Springwater Environmental Sciences School Board of Directors
    Awards & Honors
  • April 23, 2020 News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2020 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • June 4, 2019News
    Lane Powell Announces New Leaders, Reinforcing Focus on Innovation & Talent
    Firm Announcement
  • January 1, 2019News
    Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders in Portland and Seattle
    Firm Announcement
  • September 13, 2018Event / CLE
    Honing Your IP Strategy
    Washington Association of Corporate Counsel | Renton, Washington
  • February 16, 2018Event / CLE
    Patent Law Review
    Oregon State Bar Association | Tigard, Oregon
  • November 9, 2017Event / CLE
    Women in Law & IP Summit
    CenterForce USA | Seattle
  • November 8, 2017Event / CLE
    Prosecuting and Portfolio Management: Crafting and Managing Enforceable Patents
    CenterForce USA | Seattle
  • August 1, 2017Publication
    Mitigating Risk at the Intersection of Business and Patents
    The Practical Lawyer
  • June 2, 2017News
    Client Spotlight: Hemex Health — Changing the World, One Test at a Time
    Firm Announcement
  • May 25, 2017Publication
    Mitigating Risk at the Intersection of Business and Patents
    Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Update
  • March 1, 2017News
    Johnston Joins Lane Powell’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group
    Firm Announcement
  • Chambers USA 2020 Leading Lawyer
  • Award_BestLawyersAmerica-2021

Practices & Industries

  • Intellectual Property Transactions
  • Startups & Emerging Companies

Education

  • Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2005
    • Gonzaga University Law Review, Associate Editor (2003-2005)
    • Alpha Sigma Nu (2004-2005)
    • Phi Delta Phi, Executive Board (2003-2005)
  • Vanderbilt University, B.E., Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, 2001

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

Honors

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Intellectual Property (2020)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Patent (2021)

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