Patent Specialist

Apple • San Diego, CA

41d

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly
becoming great products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and
dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Do you
love taking on bold new challenges? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal
field and a passion for innovation? You’ll provide legal support for our
world-class team. Working for a company that invents new product categories and
creates new industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your
extensive legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.

DESCRIPTION

We seek to hire an experienced patent specialist. You will work with Apple
internal patent counsel as well as outside counsel, in support of the patent
prosecution processes and strategies. This includes: maintaining accurate patent
databases; providing reports; managing projects, dateline management; monitoring
and managing patent annuities and foreign filing deadlines; overseeing and
managing outside counsel support administration; providing backup support for
other members of the Patent Services and Operations team; supporting the
documentation of prosecution practices and procedures; and working
cross-functionally within the patent team or other legal teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of paralegal experience in both US and Foreign patent prosecution.
• Strong proficiency in US and foreign patent prosecution procedures, rules, and regulations including PCT practice, annuities, patent terms, and foreign filing deadlines and practices.
• Experience using commercial IP Management Systems (e.g., CPI, Anaqua), USPTO Patent Center, Espacenet, and other patent-search and database tools.

Nice To Haves

• Strong critical thinking and attention to detail for identifying and monitoring potential errors in patent prosecution documents.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative team player, able to share responsibility and work cohesively with others.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Design specific patent prosecution and deadline-management experience.

Responsibilities

• maintaining accurate patent databases
• providing reports
• managing projects
• dateline management
• monitoring and managing patent annuities and foreign filing deadlines
• overseeing and managing outside counsel support administration
• providing backup support for other members of the Patent Services and Operations team
• supporting the documentation of prosecution practices and procedures
• working cross-functionally within the patent team or other legal teams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees