Peter Sabido is a senior associate whose practice includes obtaining, licensing, and enforcing patent, trademark, copyright, and trade-secret rights for his clients. His practice also includes analyzing and opining on the patentability and right-to-manufacture of inventions, the validity and infringement of patents, and the usability and registrability of trademarks and service marks. Peter supports clients from our Portland office and from our Bay Area office in Palo Alto, California.
Professional Background
Prior to his legal career, Peter was a senior engineer at Intel Corporation. At Intel, Peter assisted in the start-up of the Ronler Acres campus, the home of Intel’s next generations of microprocessors. He also performed process hazard analyses on several waste collection and treatment systems, and reviewed and ensured proper environmental management of over 700 chemicals. Additionally, Peter was a consultant for Arthur D. Little, Inc., where he performed safety reviews of various chemical, petroleum, and municipal facilities.
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, 2003; Articles Editor, The Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law
- M.S., Safety and Health, University of Southern California, 1995
- M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, 1995
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1990
Bar Admissions and Professional Registrations
- Oregon State Bar
- State Bar of California
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Registered Professional Engineer (Oregon and California)
- Certified Safety Professional
Outside Activities
- President, Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon and SW Washington
- Board of Directors, University of Southern California Alumni Club of Portland
- Member, Oregon Minority Lawyers Association
- Member, Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Top 10 Considerations in Protecting the Intellectual Property of Your Business, The Power MOB Newsletter, July 1, 2010
- What Intellectual Property Can Do For Your Business, Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon, April 15, 2009
- Protecting the Intellectual Property of Your Business, Lunch n’ Learn, Tualatin Chamber of Commerce, April 7, 2009
- Protecting the Intellectual Property of Your Business, published in Tualatin Chamber News (Tualatin Chamber of Commerce, Tualatin, Oregon) in August 2007
- Protecting Intellectual Property, Invention to Venture Workshop, University of Portland, March 3, 2007
- The Revival of the Prosecution Laches Defense Against Patent Infringement: Symbol Technologies, Inc. v. Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, L.P., published in the Oregon Intellectual Property Newsletter in 2005
- Defending Against Patent Infringement Suits in Standard-Setting Organizations: Rambus Inc. v. Infineon Technologies AG, published in The Federal Circuit Bar Journal in 2004
- “Group One, Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.: The § 102(b) On-Sale Bar Bright-Line Test of Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. Just Got Brighter,” published in The Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law in 2002