April 2, 2024 (Irvine, CA) – Procopio’s robust powerhouse intellectual property team has added a new partner, Brent Johnson. Based in Procopio’s Orange County office, Brent represents life sciences and other companies in both patent prosecution and IP portfolio management.  

“Brent is a welcome addition to Procopio’s partnership and our growing intellectual property practice,” said Managing Partner John D. Alessio. “He is a brilliant PhD chemist with a long history of success empowering life sciences companies with robust patent portfolios.”

Brent counsels life sciences and medical device industry clients in a wide range of areas including pharmaceutical and chemistry-related technologies. He began his IP career at Allergan, where he managed patent portfolios for pharmaceutical products representing approximately $1 billion in annual sales, such as Lumigan®, Alphagan®, Combigan®, and Restasis®. Brent worked as a research chemist prior to his legal career. With recognitions from Super Lawyers® and Patexia Insights, his legal experience includes post grant proceedings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, IP due diligence, and IP import/export issues. Brent earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles, a JD from Whittier Law School, and a BS in Chemistry from Brigham Young University. He joins Procopio from Maschoff Brennan.

“I was really excited to join Procopio,” Brent said. “It has a strong focus on life sciences patent prosecution, exceptional lawyers, and entrepreneurial culture.” 

Procopio’s seasoned patent attorneys bring technical degrees and scientific knowledge, with many having experienced successful careers in a variety of innovative industries. Procopio has been recognized by Juristat as having one of the fastest-growing patent firms in the United States based on growth in applications, and the practice and several of its attorneys are on the IAM Patent 1000 list. Procopio’s intellectual property services include IP selection, development, registration, licensing, protection, portfolio management, export control and litigation in the U.S. as well as worldwide through international legal networks such as Meritas and Law Exchange International.

Procopio’s IP practice includes dozens of prosecution and litigation attorneys in two San Diego offices as well as Silicon Valley, Orange County and Washington, D.C., providing a complete suite of IP legal services comparable to any IP-only law firm. Among the Procopio practices ranked by Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms are Patent Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Patent Litigation.