Damon Ashcraft assists clients in identifying, protecting, and maximizing the value of their intellectual property. In that regard, he has experience conducting intellectual property audits, preparing patent and trademark applications, preparing intellectual property and software license agreements, and handling various intellectual property litigation matters, including actions for patent infringement.
As a registered patent attorney, Damon prepares and prosecutes patent applications in the biotechnology, medical device, electronics, software, and business method areas. His technical experience includes microbiology, optics, pumps, heaters, ultrasound, semiconductors, wireless devices, software, and circuitry.
Damon has experience in domestic and foreign trademark registration. Further, he enforces and defends clients' trademark rights before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in various federal and state courts. Damon has represented trademark owners in numerous domain name disputes resolved by the Universal Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, or UDRP, and prevailed in all of them.
He also negotiates intellectual property and software assignments, and license agreements. Damon's practice further includes assisting clients in handling intellectual property transfer and due diligence during mergers and acquisitions.
Damon is a frequent speaker on various intellectual property topics and has authored and co-authored various articles. He is also an active member of the International Trademark Association and currently is serving on a committee and a subcommittee of the Association.
Education
- University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2002)
- Top 20% of Law School Class
- CALI Award for Highest Grade in Class (Corporations)
- University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio (B.S., Biology, 1999)
- Dean's List
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- Supreme Court of Missouri
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Memberships & Activities
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- International Trademark Association ("INTA")
- INTA's Internet Committee Member (2010-2012)
- INTA's Internet Committee Governance Subcommittee Member (2010-2012)
- Arizona Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- Maricopa County Bar Association
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Protecting Your Inventions in China—Considerations Related to Chinese Patent Law, Co-Author, Global Connection (September 2011)
- Intellectual Property Protection in China, Co-Presenter, Snell & Wilmer (August 23, 2011)
- Colors, Shapes, Sounds, and Smells, It's Not Just a Name Anymore, Speaker, "Work and Play" presentation, Snell & Wilmer, Denver, Colorado (2010)
- Intellectual Property Law Update, Speaker, Snell & Wilmer, Denver, Colorado (2010)
- Making Your Mark-Tips for Identifying, Adopting, and Protecting a Trademark, Co-Author (2010)
- Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, Speaker, Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona Professional Science Master's Program, Tucson, Arizona (2009)
- Intellectual Property Licensing: Forging Relationships to Create Opportunities and Maximize Results, Speaker, Arizona Center for Innovation in Tucson, Arizona (2008)
- Trademark Practice and Tips, Speaker, Snell & Wilmer (2008)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Contributing Author, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Chapter (2008)
- Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, Speaker, University of Arizona Professional Science Master's Program (2007)
- Legal Issues in Advertising and Marketing, Moderator, The International Trademark Association's roundtable discussion (2007)
- Strategies for Protecting Innovations and Brand Assets, Speaker, Arizona Product Development and Management Association (2006)
- Computers and the Law and Intellectual Property for Computer Scientists, Numerous lectures, University of Missouri (2002-2004)
Community Involvement
- Epiphany Lutheran Church Board of Ministries
- President (2009-2010)
- President-Elect (2008-2009)
- Avalon at Dobson Crossings Homeowners' Association
- Vice President, Treasurer (2010)
- Secretary (2009)
- Habitat for Humanity Volunteer
Other Professional Experience
- Etherton Law Group, LLC, Associate, Phoenix, AZ
- Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale, P.C., Associate, St. Louis, MO
- Jacox, Meckstroth and Jenkins, Patent Attorneys, Law Clerk, Dayton, OH
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office, Intern, Arlington, VA
