Ryan Johnson is a member of the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice, with a focus on patent litigation, particularly in the context of pharmaceutical patent disputes arising under the Hatch-Waxman act. He has also represented clients in the telecommunications industry in patent infringement matters. In addition, he advises clients on the intellectual property-related aspects of acquisitions and other transactions.

Before attending law school, Mr. Johnson spent over three years working for a leading consumer products company as a product- and process-development engineer, as well as one year researching experimental DNA vaccines for the HIV virus.

Bars and Courts
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
New York State Bar
Connecticut State Bar

Education
JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, with honors, Executive Editor, Connecticut Law Review, 2007
BSc, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2001

Publications
"Proactive Intellectual Property Protection in the People's Republic of China," 38 Connecticut Law Review 1005 (2006), reprinted in 54 Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA 591 (2007) (awarded National First Prize, 2007 Nathanial Burkan Memorial Copyright Writing Competition).

Languages
English

Citizenship
United States