Intellectual property boutique Johnson, Marcou & Isaacs has promoted F. Brent Nix to equity partner and is adding him to the firm’s masthead. As of Jan. 1 the firm will be known as Johnson, Marcou, Isaacs & Nix.

Nix joined the boutique as a patent agent when it formed in March 2010, and he went on to earn a law degree in 2014 from Georgia State University College of Law. He has played a key role in developing its biotech practice, according to an announcement from the 12-lawyer boutique, which operates as a virtual firm.