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Holly

Holly L. Johnston

ShareholderPatents Team Chair

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. One source shared, “she is excellent and I find that she writes patents I can actually understand.”

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

May 20, 2021News
Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2021 Chambers® USA
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

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 (2020-2021)

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