licensing programs in North America and Asia, and its dual licensing programs with the Walt Disney Company, NASCAR and the Andy Warhol Foundation, among others. Mr. Johnson joined Coca-Cola in January 2003 after five years with Merck & Co., Inc.
At Merck, Mr. Johnson provided worldwide intellectual property support to the Merck Research Laboratories and Corporate Licensing Departments for the negotiation of the Company’s various research collaborations and JV Agreements. His practice also extended to broad support of the Company’s business operations in Latin America and Asia, including co-marketing, co-promotion, licensing arrangements and the Company’s compliance with global anti-boycott and trade sanctions regulations (focusing on OFAC regulations, the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the U.S. Patriot Act. Prior to joining Merck, Mr. Johnson spent approximately five years in private law firm practice in Philadelphia.
Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in the areas of international business and intellectual property licensing (patents, trademarks and know-how) in both the pharmaceutical and retail merchandise industries, and in markets all over the world. He received an A.B. degree from Princeton University in 1990 and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993; and is a member of the bar in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. |
