Johnson, Marcou & Isaacs, LLC

912.257.4864

BIG LAW FIRM EXPERTISE

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Specializing in

Intellectual Property and

Patent Law

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JMIN SERVICES

Copyrights
Design Patents
Draft & File Patent Applications
Due Diligence Studies
False Advertising
Freedom to Operate Opinions
IP Due Diligence
IP Licensing & Negotiations
Litigation Support

Non-Compete Agreements
Non-Infringement Opinions
Patentability Opinions
Patent Prosecution
Pre-Litigation Analysis
Trade Secrets
Trademarks
Validity Opinions

At Johnson, Marcou, Isaacs & Nix, we have a wide array of experience in intellectual property, ranging from all aspects of United States and International patent prosecution to licensing, litigation support, and opinion work. We represent a variety of clients, from small start-ups to large companies and universities offering the following services:

JMIN EXPERTISE

Below is a list of the Firm's Areas of Expertise and the employees who specialize in each area. Please click on any name to view a brief profile:

Communication Satellites

John Harrington, J.D.

Computer Architecture

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Computer Software

George Marcou, J.D.

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

John Harrington, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Data Compression

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Defense & Security

John Harrington, J.D.

Drug Delivery Systems

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

e-Commerce

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Electronics

George T. Marcou, J.D.

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

John Harrington, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Encryption

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Fiber Optic & Metal Cables

John D. Harrington, J.D.

Financial Services

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Food Products

John Harrington, J.D.

Genetics

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Green Technology

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Immunology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Industrial Chemical Processes

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Laser Physics

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Lithotripters

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Mechanical

George T. Marcou, J.D.

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

John Harrington, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Cheri Arnsdorff

Material Science

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Medical Devices

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Microbiology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Microfluidics

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Military Law and Technologies

William O. Isaacs, II, JD

Mobile Communications and Payments

George T. Marcou, J.D.

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

John Harrington, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Molecular Biology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Molecular Genetics

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Nanotechnology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

If you need help with a specialty not shown above, please contact us and we will be happy to refer you to another firm if we cannot help.

Neuroscience

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Oil Drilling

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Open Source Licensing

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Optical Systems

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

John Harrington, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Optoelectronics

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Organic Chemistry

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Pharmaceuticals

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Pharmacology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Physiology

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Semiconductor Lasers

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Signal Processing

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Software Licensing/Contracts

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Stem Cell Biology

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Telecommunications

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Textiles

John Harrington, J.D.

Transgenic Plants and Crops

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Veterinary Science

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Virology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Aerospace/Avionics

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Cheri Arnsdorff

Agricultural Chemicals

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Analog & Digital Electronics

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Batteries

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Biochemistry

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Bioinformatics

George T. Marcou, J.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Biology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Biomedical Science

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Gertrud Rey, Ph.D.

Biopharmaceutical Mfg.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Business Methods

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D.

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

Cancer Biology

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Shirley E. Slack

Chemistry

Michael Lachuk, J.D.

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D.

Rachel Rutledge, J.D.

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D.

Scott Hendrix, J.D.

JMIN PEOPLE

James D. Johnson, J.D., Ph.D., PRINCIPAL

George T. Marcou, J.D., PRINCIPAL

William O. Isaacs, II, J.D., PRINCIPAL

F. Brent Nix, J.D., M.Sc., PRINCIPAL

Wes Garland, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

John Harrington, J.D., PARTNER

Jennifer S. Stachniak, J.D., PARTNER

Michael Lachuk, J.D., COUNSEL

Rachel D. Rutledge, J.D., ASSOCIATE

Carin R. Miller, J.D., Ph.D., ASSOCIATE

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Michael B. Scher, J.D., Ph.D., ASSOCIATE

Xiaoban Xin, J.D., Ph.D., ASSOCIATE

Scott Hendrix, J.D., ASSOCIATE

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Shirley Slack, SENIOR PATENT AGENT

Gertrud U. Rey, Ph.D., PATENT AGENT

Cheri Arnsdorff, PE, PATENT AGENT

Lynn Rees, PATENT SPECIALIST

Colleen Sullivan, PARALEGAL

Susan Shen-Frattura, PARALEGAL

Lynn McMiller, PARALEGAL

Chenae Byrd, PARALEGAL

Ann Ness, PARALEGAL

Kevin Gates, PARALEGAL

Vicki Ard, BILLING SPECIALIST

Gwen Ross, COMPLIANCE/MKTG MANAGER

Nathaniel Smalls, Jr., DOCKET/FILE CLERK

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