Damon Sima , Ph.D.

Attorney

Admitted to practice only in Texas. Supervised by partners in the Seattle office.

Damon Sima is a patent attorney at DWT. He has significant experience drafting patent applications and other USPTO documents related to inventions in the areas of computer software, electrical systems and devices, material science, mechanical systems, and manufacturing engineering.

Damon has also worked as a patent-litigation lawyer and has helped clients to manage their patent portfolios and negotiate licenses for their patented inventions.

In addition to his J.D., Damon holds a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering specializing in advanced manufacturing processes, computational mechanics, and materials science and engineering. He is an author and co-author in numerous research publications that received a considerable number of citations.

Practice Highlights

Patent Litigation Experience

Damon has experience in civil litigation in both state and federal court, as well as Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB). Damon has represented plaintiffs in disputes involving patent litigation matters. He has also helped clients obtain patent licenses and evaluate the strength of infringement allegations.

Academic and Industrial Experiences

At University of Houston Law Center, Damon focused his studies on intellectual property law. Damon served as an article editor at Houston Business and Tax Law Journal (HTBLJ). He won a joint scholarship from the Atlas IP Inn of Court and Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (HIPLA), as well as a diversity scholarship from Shook, Hardy, and Bacon. Damon interned for The Honorable David Hittner, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas. Prior to law school, Damon was a professor at Lamar University's College of Engineering.

Admitted to Practice

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2022
Texas, 2020

Education

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2020
Ph.D., M.Sc., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University, 2015
- Computational Mechanics
- Advances Manufacturing Processes
- Materials Science
- Optimization Techniques
- Reliability and Maintenance Modeling
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2006
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2003

Languages

Farsi

Memberships & Affiliations

- Article Editor, Houston Tax and Business Law Journal
- Houston Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
- Atlas IP Inns of Court, Houston Chapter
- Licensing Executive Society, Executive Committee Member (Houston Chapter)
- Intellectual Property Student Organization
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Professional Recognition

- Atlas IP Inn of Court / HIPLA Scholarship Winner, 2019
- Shook, Hardy, and Bacon Diversity Scholarship Winner, 2018
- Graduate Fellowship from Rutgers School of Engineering, 2013-2014

Background

- Associate Attorney (Patent Prosecution), Chamberlain Hrdlicka, PC, Houston, Texas, 2021-2022
- Associate Attorney (Patent Litigation), Carter Arnett, PLLC, Dallas, Texas, 2021
- Law Clerk (Patent Litigation), Matthews Lawson McCautcheon & Jpseph, PLLC, Houston, Texas, 2019-2020
- Judicial Intern for the Honorable David Hittner, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas, 2019
- Summer Associate, Fletcher Yoder LLP, Houston, Texas, 2019
- Assistant Professor, Lamar University, Industrial Engineering, Beaumont, Texas, 2015-2017
- Technical Equipment Manager/Design Expert, Fanavary Novin Niroo Co., 2004-2008

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