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Establishes and maintains patent files: opens files, prepares documents for filing including, patent applications, Preliminary Amendments, Information Disclosure Statements, Responses to Missing Parts, Assignments, Amendments, payments of Issue Fees, etc.
Reviews all incoming correspondence from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign associates for essential docketing
Maintain clients’ portfolios by being proactive in facilitating communication between attorney and client
Maintains and updates docketing log spreadsheet
On-going verbal and written communication with attorneys, clients and foreign associates
Other administrative tasks and projects as may be assigned
Requirements:
BA degree and/or paralegal certificate or minimum of 5 years experience in U.S. patent prosecution
Familiarity with electronic case management systems and USPTO rules and requirements
Ability to work comfortably with advanced computer software (after training) and effectively use and maintain a computer database
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) required
Ability to work independently and meet critical deadlines under supervision of attorney
Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints
Ability to concentrate on detailed work for up to 80% of work day
Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions from a diverse group, including clients, attorneys and others, and to provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact
High level of responsibility, dedication and accuracy required
Work on rare occasions requires more than 37.5 hours per week to perform essential duties of the job
may occasionally require irregular hours
Regular attendance at work
Nice to have:
Familiarity with electronic case management systems such as IPFolio, Memotech, etc. is a plus
Familiarity with the prosecution of U.S. Trademark applications a plus
Possible use of speech-to-text transcription software
What we offer:
medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance