R. Johnson

R. Scott Johnson is a trial attorney and registered patent attorney at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., with a broad intellectual property litigation practice that includes patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes. His technical experience spans mechanical and electrical arts, encompassing diverse industries such as automotive, industrial manufacturing, food and agriculture, health care, and environmental technology. This is evidenced by his representation of MidAmerican Energy Company in the "Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. MidAmerican Energy Company et al." patent infringement litigation, which concerns patents related to mercury capture technology for coal-fired power plants.

Johnson's practice demonstrates a balanced approach to litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property disputes. While the tracked case shows him on the defendant side, his firm profile highlights experience as a first-chair attorney representing a plaintiff in a multiple patent infringement suit that settled favorably after a Markman ruling. He also co-first-chaired the defense in a patent and trade dress infringement case that resolved favorably after a Markman decision.

Notable engagements include serving as first-chair attorney for a defendant in OTR Wheel & Engineering, et al, v. West Worldwide Services, Inc., where a jury verdict invalidated all of the plaintiff's intellectual property, a result confirmed on appeal. He also led a plaintiff's representation in Meridian Mfg. v. C&B Mfg., a mechanical patent matter that settled favorably shortly before trial. Johnson is also involved in the consolidated "In Re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litigation" MDL, defending against claims of patent infringement related to mercury capture processes.

While Johnson is a registered patent attorney and conducts opinion work involving patent validity, his profile does not explicitly detail regular appearances in IPR or PGR proceedings. He earned his J.D., with honors, from Drake University Law School and holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University. He is admitted to practice in Iowa, before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and in several federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.