Matthew Johnson

Matt Johnson is Jones Day’s primary contact on practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.  He has appeared in just shy of 200 cases and has advised on nearly every one of the Firm’s almost 500 cases to date.  Currently chairing the Firm’s PTAB sub-practice, Matt has been active at the PTAB since the first day of its availability in September 2012.  Matt regularly represents clients as both petitioners and patent owners at the Board and further works as an advocate for clients in appeals from Board proceedings at the Federal Circuit.  Matt is the administrator of Jones Day’s PTAB Litigation Blog (PTABLitigationBlog.com), which has published nearly 1000 articles on PTAB practice and procedure over the last 10 years.

Matt is a registered patent attorney and has been representing inventors before the USPTO since 2006. Utilizing his background as an electrical engineer and experience as a database programmer, Matt has drafted and prosecuted many hundreds of patent applications directed toward software and hardware innovations. Matt regularly speaks on the intersection of law and technology, particularly AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics, including teaching IP-related classes at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute.

Matt currently serves on the board Transitional Services, Inc. helping people with mental disabilities discover and achieve their hopes and dreams for a meaningful life in the community.