Kirk A. Damman
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Member
Intellectual Property, Natural Resources and Alternative Energy, Media & Communications, Information Technology, Technology Licensing
Kirk A. Damman practices in all areas of intellectual property law with an emphasis on helping startup and growing companies begin to manage, license, and gain value from their intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets) as well as obtain protection for their most important ideas and products. With a degree in physics and licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for more than 10 years, Mr. Damman works with clients whose products are as diverse as circuit and electrical designs, medical devices, computer software and Internet, heavy equipment and manufacturing, alternative energy and fuel, and consumer goods.
Mr. Damman co-authored two books on patent law, and is a mentor for local startups with Innovative Volunteer Mentoring Service. He also works with startups in other areas including issues related to crowdfunding campaigns and additive manufacturing (3D Printing). Mr. Damman is also an active member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association where he is Chairman of the Committee for Emerging Technologies and is active with the Intellectual Property Committee of the IEEE.
Mr. Damman was selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars® 2010.
Education
- Harvard Law School - J.D., 1999; Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, line editor; Harvard Law School Drama Society, technical director
- Carleton College - B.A., Physics and B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1996
- Kings College, Cambridge UK - Foreign Study Program, Economics, 1995
Legal Background
- Director, Patent Agency Program, Webster University (August 2008-present)
- Professor of patent law, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Ongoing Examiner Education Program (July 2007-present)
- Adjunct professor of patent law and patent drafting, Webster University (October 2006-present)
- Associate, Foley, Hoag & Eliot, Boston, MA (1999-2001)
Professional Affiliations
- Affiliate member, Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA)
- Committee for Emerging Technologies, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (Chairman, 2011-present; Vice Chairman 2009-2011)
- Chair, Subcommittee on Alternative Fuels, American Intellectual Property Law Association (2007-2008)
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law (IPL) Section
- Intellectual Property Committee (IPC) and Amicus Brief Subcommittee, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2009)
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Admissions
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Missouri and District of Massachusetts
- Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Missouri Bar
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Author, Patents, Copyright, Opportunities and 3D Printing, The Regularly Disruptive (April 2013)
- Lecturer, Copyright 101, NBI prerecorded webcast (April 2013)
- Lecturer, Developing a Patent Strategy, Bio Entrepreneur Development Program (February 2013)
- Moderator, ALL IN – Winning Litigation Strategies, MOBar (November 2012)
- Moderator and organizer, Copyright and 3D Printing – Emerging Issues, AIPLA Annual Meeting (2012)
- Moderator and organizer, New Issues from the AIA, Effects on Financing, AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting (2012)
- Lecturer, The Busy Attorney's Toolkit to "Mobile" Success, National Business Institute, Inc., St. Louis, MO (2012)
- Lecturer, Emerging IP Challenges: In the Cloud and on the Net, Missouri Bar Association, Webinar (2012)
- Author, Understanding the Legal Aspects of E-Commerce: Leading Lawyers on Defending Intellectual Property, Navigating Privacy Concerns, and Negotiating Contracts, Damman, et.al. Aspatore Books (2011)
- Lecturer, Intellectual Property Fundamentals for an Engineer, MPSE and IEEE joint meeting, St. Louis, MO (2011)
- Lecturer, Developing a Patent Strategy, Bio Entrepreneur Development Program, St. Louis, MO (2011)
- Lecturer, The Jewel of Your Good Name - Intellectual Property in the Jewelry Industry, AGS Conclave, San Francisco, CA (2011)
- Lecturer, Protecting Industrial Designs, IDSA Midwest District Conference, St. Louis, MO (2011)
- Moderator, Representing the Emerging Technology Company, AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL (2011)
- Inventor, device for allowing hand transport of a Jack-o-Lantern, U.S. Patent 7,832,906 (November 16, 2010)
- Coordinator, Open Innovation and Social Networking Communities Ownership and Licensing of Intellectual Property, AIPLA Spring Meeting, New York, NY (2010)
- Author, Changes are Afoot: American Patent Law in 2008 and Beyond, Patent Law 2009, Top Lawyers on Trends and Key Strategies for the Upcoming Year. Damman, et.al. Aspatore Books (2009)
- Lecturer, Patent Issues in Alternative Fuel Technologies, AIPLA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (2008)
- Lecturer, Patent Law for Engineers, Saint Louis University (2008)
- Lecturer, Litigating a Patent Infringement Case, National Business Institute, Inc., St. Louis, MO (2008)
- Author, Navigating the Post-FESTO Minefield: Litigating a Patent Infringement Case, National Business Institute, Inc., St. Louis, MO (2008)
- Lecturer, Patents Outside the Patent Office: An In Depth Inquiry Into Litigation and Business Strategies, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2007, 2008)
- Author, Why your Patent Attorney should be an Integral Part of Your Business, Patent Law Client Strategies, Aspatore Books (2007)
- Lecturer, Inequitable Conduct: Implications of RCT v. Microsoft on Patent Prosecution, Center of Emerging Technolgies, St. Louis, MO (2006)
- Lecturer, Representing the Enthusiast, AIPLA Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. (2005)
- Moderator and coordinator, Making Your Case Quickly: Expedied Prosecution, Provisional Rights, and Use Defenses, panel discusion, AIPLA Spring Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (2005)
- Lecturer, Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Webster University (2002, 2003, 2005)
- Author, Dangerous Safety: The Failure of Medical Radiation Regulation to Protect the Patient, in Peter Barton Hutt, ed., Food and Drug Law: An Electronic Book of Student Papers (1999)
- Author, Appellate Review of Daubert Hearings; The Judge's Role as Gatekeeper: Responsibilities and Powers, Chapter 10 (1997) Available at: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/daubert.ch10.htm
Distinctions
- Patent Buddy® 2011 Top Patent Prosecutor
Recent Highlights
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