Paralegal Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School diploma required (or equivalent)
• Paralegal Certificate is preferred
• 3 - 4 years patent and trademark prosecution experience
• Patent Prosecution experience is required
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Proficient with USPTO Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and organizational skills a must
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to respond to and resolve common inquiries complaints or conflicts with customers, venders, employees, peers and management
• Ability to speak effectively on the telephone and in person
• Ability to effectively present information to others
• Ability to use and understand basic math. percentages
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to perform well under stress when confronted with emergency situations
• Attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Paralegal Certificate

Responsibilities

• Prepare, file and assist with U.S. and foreign prosecution of patent and trademark applications
• Preparation of Information Disclosure Statements
• Recording patent and trademark assignments
• Correspondence with inventors and draftsmen
• Docket all incoming mail from USPTO and foreign associates
• Run regular docket reports
• Maintain organized filing system (electronic and physical files)
• Monitor PTO Deposit Account
• Coordinate with accounting department to ensure necessary budgeted amounts and replenish when necessary
• Keep up to date on all PTO and PCT rules
• Conduct trademark clearance searches
• Coordinate and record submission of legal invoices to internal accounting organization
• Administration of corporate contracts including administration of standard IP license agreements, hotel/exhibitor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, insurance certificates and equipment loan agreements