Justin McNaughton

Overview

Justin McNaughton is a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group at Greenspoon Marder. As a trademark attorney, he assists clients in protecting the hard earned goodwill their brands represent. He particularly enjoys difficult trademark areas, such as protecting cannabis brands and securing non-traditional trademarks, such as sounds.

With a background in structuring and executing deals, he works with businesses to find success through joint ventures and collaborations, and he assists clients in licensing brands, licensing inventions, and buying and selling companies. Startups and entrepreneurs choose Mr. McNaughton for his practical approach to company formation, intellectual property assignments, operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, shared services agreements, and for general corporate advice.

As a registered patent attorney, Mr. McNaughton helps clients to protect their inventions and investments. Select patents he has helped secure include a “stabilizing recoil lug and rail for rifle scope mounting,” a “harness for a violin,” a “bridge for an electronic instrument,” a “high efficiency distillation head,” a “short path distillation head,” and a “water shelter or shed to protect a worker from heat, smoke, fire and chemicals.”

Mr. McNaughton has significant experience in the following practice areas and industries:

Trademark protection
Patent prosecution and drafting
Copyright law
Internet and website law
Commercial contracts and technology licensing
Biotechnology and life sciences
Entrepreneurs and startups
Technology, software, trademark and patent licenses
Technology transfer agreements
Product research and development agreements
Intellectual property acquisition agreements
Website terms and conditions
Privacy policies
Purchasing agreements.

Mr. McNaughton was the President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Nashville Bar Association in 2016, where he assisted fundraising and organizing events such as Race Judicata, Arts Immersion, Carbolic Smoke Ball, Brews for Backpacks, and Craft Beers for Costumes.

Bar Admissions

Illinois
Missouri
Tennessee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

J.D., Washington University, 2004
B.A., Microbiology, Brigham Young University, 2001

Experience

Professional and Community Involvement

United States Patent Bar, Member
Tennessee Bar Association, Member
Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, President, 2016
Missouri Bar Association, Member

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “You, Me & IP” GM Webinar, October 14, 2021
Speaker, “You, Me & IP” GM Webinar, May 21, 2021
Speaker, “Top Tips on Navigating Legal and Operational Startup Challenges” GM Webinar, May 17, 2021
Speaker, “You, Me & IP” Monthly Greenspoon Marder webinar
Speaker, “The Author Series,” NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Podcast, April 17, 2020
Speaker, “Intellectual Property in the Cannabis Industry,” 2018 Connecticut Legal Conference, June 11, 2018
Speaker, “Intellectual Property in Cannabis: What Can You Protect?,” Cannabis Law, Accounting and Business Conference & Expo, October 26, 2017
Panelist, “IP and the Intersection of Product Labeling and Packaging for Your Cannabis Business,” Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition, New York, June 16, 2017
Panelist, “Legal Areas of Practice Affected by Cannabis Law,” Palm Beach County Bar Association Cannabis Law Summit, April 20, 2017
Speaker, “IP in the Cannabis Industry,” Greenspoon Marder Denver Cannabis Workshop, April 6, 2017
Speaker, “IP in the Cannabis Industry,” Greenspoon Marder Portland Cannabis Workshop, February 16, 2017