Attorney Profiles

Glenn Johnson

Glenn Johnson

625 First Street Southeast, Suite 400
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-2030
Phone: (319) 286-7002
Fax: (319) 286-7050
gjohnson@nyemaster.com

Glenn Johnson is registered as a Patent Lawyer with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and practices in the areas of patent law, trademark law, copyright law, trade secret law, products liability law, and employment law. During his twenty-eight years practicing law, Glenn has assisted clients with obtaining and enforcing legal rights related to technical and scientific issues or products. The products involved have included biological and mechanical artificial heart valves, blood oxygenators, artificial hip replacements, electro-cautery surgical tools, implantable femoral rods, metal alloys, underground directional drilling tools, cellular preservation instruments, narrow row corn harvesting heads, injection molding manufacturing machines, soybean oil based lubricants, seed corn genetics, auto glass components, organic products, and computer software programs. Additionally, Glenn helps clients with the protection of source codes, written and electronic publications, website design and content, and audio recordings.
Glenn has represented clients throughout the United States, including practicing before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board as well as Federal Courts in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Washington, and Washington DC.

Associations & Affiliations

American Bar Association
Member, Intellectual Property Law Section
Member, Litigation Section
Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
Iowa State Bar Association
Member, Intellectual Property Law Section
Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2006-2007
Member, Litigation Section
Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
Co-Chair, Federal/State EEO Developments Subcommittee, Federal Practice Committee, 1990-1991
Annual Meeting Seminar Committee, 1988-1989
Young Lawyers Excutive Council, 1984-1985
Bridge the Gap Committee, 1982-1985
Linn County Bar Association
Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1987-2006
Judicial Magistrates Nominating Commission, 1985-1988
Federal Circuit Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association

Special Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2010
Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

AV®

Education

Cornell College
University of Northern Colorado (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973)
University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1975)

Academic Achievements

Moot Court

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 1975
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1993
Admitted to practice in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Community Involvement

President/General Manager, Cedar Rapids Girls Fast Pitch Softball Association, 1990-present
Head Women's Softball Coach, Mt. Mercy College, 2006-present
Past Board Member, YMCA of Cedar Rapids
Past Board Member, Cedar Hills Booster Club

Professional Experience

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1980-2008
Linn County Attorney's Office, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1975-1979