Robert Hugh Johnston III

Robert "Bob" Johnston is a founding partner, Managing Member of Johnston IP, and has been selected as a D Magazine Best Lawyer for multiple years.

He is is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and companies create value through trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property. He prepares and prosecutes trademark applications and patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark office (USPTO). With decades of experience, he has helped clients of all types with the full spectrum of intellectual property.

He has worked as an attorney with large, multinational law firms, served as chief intellectual property counsel for a technology startup that eventually realized a market capitalization over a billion dollars, and founded Johnston IP Law. He helps clients all over the United States and works in a wide range of industries including medical devices, oil and gas, software, hospitality, retail, aircraft, energy, and more. Bob has degrees in engineering, law, and business.

He has served as the chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section.

Southern Methodist University

MBA

1995 - 1997

SMU Dedman School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1992

Baylor University

BSE - Engineering (1989)

Johnston IP Law, PLLC

2022 - Current

Member

Hubbard Johnston, PLLC

2018 - 2022

Partner

Patton Boggs

2012 - 2014

Texas State Bar  # 00784352

Member

1992 - Current

Reg. United States Patent & Trademark Office

ID Number: 37364

Since 1993

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 00784352

Since 1992

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