Electrical Real Estate

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Dawn Sims

Bar Admissions Maryland - December 1996; District of Columbia – October 2002

United States Patent and Trademark Office – Registration No. 47,090

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – April 2002

Education Howard University School of Law J.D. - May 1996

Howard University B.S. Electrical Engineering - May 1992

Experience

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, USPTO September 2008 to Present

Patent Attorney Alexandria, VA

Review appeals filed by applicants for electrical and computer-related patents, involving computer architecture, computer testing and emulation, memory virtualization, network management, computer software and middleware, information security, internet architecture, web-based applications, database management, cloud computing, multiplex communications, video distribution, semiconductors, and various electrical/electro-optical systems.

Conduct legal research and collaborate with Administrative Law Judges on cutting-edge legal issues.

Prepared over 120 decisions that can be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Free Star Title & Escrow, Inc. /Law Firm of Dawn Sims, LLC July 2003 to December 2008

Attorney Largo, MD

Managed and operated settlement company.

Conducted closings for real estate transactions.

Baker & Hostetler/Pepper Hamilton (Pepper IP Group joined Baker) March 2001 – July 2003

Intellectual Property Attorney Washington, DC

Drafted and prosecuted patent applications for electrical, mechanical, and computer-related technologies.

Conducted intellectual property due diligence and drafted intellectual property terms for asset sale, licensing and support agreement for a $630K transaction.

Drafted confidentiality/non-disclosure and non-compete agreements.

Developed trade secret policies.

Drafted and negotiated trademark license agreement.

Conducted site visits and ongoing telephone conferences with business units to assist clients in identifying protectable subject matter as they developed new products.

Conducted and supervised prior art searches.

Advised clients on how to develop and continuously protect their intellectual property.

Initiated the identification of potentially infringing products to leverage a client’s intellectual property assets.

Performed patent infringement analyses and prepared infringement opinions.

Conducted litigation related activities, including responding to notices of potential infringement, assisting with a complaint, and conducting legal research.

Oliff & Berridge March 2000-March 2001

Patent Attorney Alexandria, VA

Prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications involving, communication networks, wireless technology, semiconductor devices, image recording devices, electro-optical devices, and other electrical and electro-mechanical technology.

Conducted over twenty personal interviews with Patent Examiners and numerous telephone conferences with Patent Examiners.

Federal Communications Commission March 1997 – Sept. 1998

Attorney Washington, D.C.

Coordinated with other branches to resolve auction-related matters.

Prepared orders granting or dismissing wireless applications and related petitions.

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