Ningxi Sun is an Associate in the firm’s San Diego office. Her practice focuses on patent-related matters in multiple areas of technology, including medical devices, semiconductor devices and processing, metallurgy and materials science, chemicals, and nanotechnology.
Ningxi received her J.D. from the University of San Diego school of Law, where she served as Comment Editor for the San Diego International Law Journal. During law school, she also externed for Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Prior to law school, Ningxi worked as a materials analyst, where she was responsible for materials analysis and failure analysis, and providing technical support for clients in the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries. Ningxi received her B.S. in Materials Chemistry and her M.S. in Materials Engineering.
Ningxi worked as a summer associate at the firm in 2023 and joined the firm in 2024.
Clerk or Extern Experience
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel, United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
University of San Diego School of Law (USD), J.D., Concentration in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
University of Southern California (USC), M.S., Materials Engineering
Anhui Normal University, B.S., Materials Chemistry
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Biotech
Synthetic Biology & Nanotechnology
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology
Electronics & Semiconductors
Energy
Clean Technology
Medical Devices & Procedures
Ophthalmology & Eye Care
Copyright
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
IP Strategy
IP Transactions, Agreements & Venture Capital
Litigation
Opinions & Counseling
Patent Litigation
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) Trials (Post Grant)
U.S. Patent Prosecution