Associate

Tel: (503) 459-4141 x21

Education

• J.D., University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  - Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholarship, American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation
  - Editor of the Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation
• Civil Engineering degree (degree above master degree), Utah State University, Logan, Utah
• M.S., Environmental Engineering with focus on material science, Central Research Institute of Building and Construction, Beijing, China
• B.S., Environmental Engineering with focus on mechanical engineering and chemical engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, China

Professional Highlights

• Amber Sun represents clients in a variety of intellectual property areas, including patentability studies, non-infringement and invalidity studies, due diligence, preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications before the USPTO, licensing, and managing patent and trademark portfolios.
• Has prepared and prosecuted patents in diverse technical fields, including automotive technologies, engine and transmission systems, vehicle steering systems, electromechanical sensors and actuators, emissions control systems, fuel cell, image display device, computer software, network and internet-related technologies, medical devices, mechanical design, and chemical.
• Works with Chinese associates to prosecute patent applications before the Chinese Patent Office, and works with Chinese associates on trademark prosecution and trademark conflict matters in China.
• Prior to attending law school, worked with State of Utah and State of Oklahoma on air quality issues including evaluation of pollution control technologies, and worked with China companies on research and development in areas of pollution control technologies, pollutant monitoring devices, and solid electrolyte materials.

Associations

• Admitted to practice in the State of Oregon
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
• Registered professional Engineer in Civil Engineering in Utah and Oklahoma (inactive).

Language

• Native speaker of Chinese