Professional experience
M. Brett Johnson is a Principal of Fish & Richardson P.C. His practice emphasizes all aspects of complex commercial and intellectual property litigation including patent, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition. Mr. Johnson recently obtained a $4.7 million dollar verdict in a Lanham Act (false advertising) and misappropriation of business method case. Mr. Johnson has also defended numerous clients in commercial class actions in state and federal courts and has supervised multiple internal corporate investigations. He is experienced in arbitration matters before the American Arbitration Association and in litigation matters before Federal District Courts, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Oregon and Texas state trial and appellate courts, including the Texas Supreme Court.

Litigation examples
Touchcom Technologies Inc v. Dresser, Inc. - (E.D. Texas, Marshall Div., November 2005) Obtained summary judgment of invalidity for Dresser in patent infringement suit alleging infringement across all primary products sold in the United States with damages alleged to exceed $30 mil. Case subsequently favorably resolved in lieu of appeal.

Cisco Systems Inc. v. Alcatel USA and Alcatel S.A. - (E.D. Tex. 2003) Representing Alcatel USA, Inc. and Alcatel S.A.

Alcatel USA, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. - (E.D. Tex. 2003) Representing Alcatel USA, Inc. and Alcatel S.A. in antitrust litigation regarding telecommunications industry.

American Building Control Inc. v. Robotics Technologies, Inc. - (N.D. Tex. 2003) Representing Robotics Technologies Inc. in patent infringement case.

Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. and NYC 999, L.L.C. v. Cornelius Mack and John Bianchi - (N.D. Tex. 2003) Representing Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. and NYC 999, L.L.C. in securities fraud action involving laundering of securities to avoid insider trading rules.

Alcatel USA, Inc v. Tekelec, Inc. - (E.D. Tex. 2001)Represented Alcatel USA, Inc., obtained favorable settlement in patent infringement case involving telecommunications technology.

North Dallas Enviroscape, Inc v. Rainforest Creations, Inc., et al - (E.D. Tex. 2002) Represented North Dallas Enviroscape, Inc. As co-lead trial counsel obtained $4.7 million verdict in client's favor on false advertising and misappropriation of business method case.

Nokia, Inc. v. Buca - (N.D. Tex. 2002) Represented Nokia, Inc. Obtained favorable settlement in patent infringement case.

Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Power One, Inc., et al - (Travis Co. Tex. 2001) Represented Power One, Inc. Obtained favorable settlement in trade secret misappropriations case.

Chorum Technologies, Inc. v. Oplink Communications, Inc. - (U.S.D.C. N.D. Tex. 2001) Represented Oplink Communications, Inc. Obtained favorable settlement in patent infringement case involving fiber optic technology.

Universal Image, Inc. v. Cuban, et al - (Dallas Co. Tex. 2000) Represented Yahoo!, Inc. and broadcast.com inc. in commercial dispute regarding internet content provider.

Schiller and Greggory v. Yahoo!, Inc., et al and Stewart v. Yahoo!, Inc., et al - (E.D. Tex 2000 and Dallas Co. 2000) Representing Yahoo!, Inc. and broadcast.com inc. in internet privacy class actions.

Innovad v. Microsoft, et al - (N.D. Tex. 2000) Represented Odyssey Computing, Inc. Favorable settlement in patent infringement litigation.

Motorola, Inc. v. Intel, Inc. - (Travis Co. Tex. 1999) Represented Intel, Inc. Favorable settlement in trade secret litigation.

Represented Banc One, Corp and First USA Bank, N.A. (Del. Dist Ct. 1997; D. Wa. 1998; Or. Dist. Ct. 1998; Dallas Co. Tex. 1998) Multi-state class actions related to consumer credit card programs.

Cyrix, Inc. v. Intel, Inc. - (E.D. Tex. 1997)Represented Intel, Inc. in patent infringement involving Pentium III chips.

Bar admissions
Admitted to the bar in Texas, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Additional information
Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul Brown of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (1994-1996). Publications include: Unique Problems in Trade Secret Litigation: Remedies and Procedural Strategies--A Plaintiff's View, Law Seminars International (June 2003); Race and Sex Discrimination Update, University of Houston Employment Law Seminar (March 1998, February 1999). Member: Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Honors: Listed in the 2009 Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers for Business Litigation. Named by his peers as a 2009 Texas Super Lawyer. Voted as one of "The Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" in the May 2002 issue of D Magazine.