Please send resume in WORD format should you be interested in the
following Patent Docketing Paralegal position. This is a REMOTE
position BUT you MUST be located in reasonable commutable
distance to the cities mentioned below. This is a full-time,
direct-hire position with a salary dependent upon experience and
location + awesome benefits. If you’re not interested, please
pass along to your colleagues as we do pay referral fees.
Locations: Austin TX/Chicago IL/Charlotte NC/Philadelphia
PA/Washington DC/Boston MA/Palo Alto CA/San Francisco CA
Salary: dependent upon experience and location
Work Environment: 100% REMOTE (but need to be within a reasonable
commute of one of the cities listed above)
Degree Required: NO
Sponsor/Transfer Visa: NO
Minimum Billable Hour requirement: 1,500
Position supports a client or clients rather than a number of
attorneys
Work Week: 37.5 hours
Vaccination required: NO
CANDIDATES MUST HAVE CPI EXPERIENCE
The Patent Docketing Paralegal works closely with a team of
patent paralegals and secretaries to provide support for 20
patent counseling and prosecution attorneys and patent agents.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
* Manages all US maintenance fees and foreign annuities fees
* Reviews, sorts, and routes PTO, PCT, foreign associate and
client correspondence to attorneys and paralegals
* Prepares and routes weekly docket reports to attorneys and
patent staff; manages dockets and advises attorneys of all
upcoming deadlines for assigned cases
* Checks docket daily and routes emails regarding drop-dead
deadlines
* Prepares ad-hoc reports of client dockets upon requests by
attorneys or clients
* Responds to inquiries regarding status of incoming
correspondence
* Prepares new records in CPI
* Prepares new records in IPDAS
* Communicates urgent correspondence to attorneys and paralegals
* Corresponds with clients regarding upcoming maintenance fees or
foreign annuities fees due
* Sends instructions to CPI regarding upcoming maintenance fees
or foreign annuities fees due
* Downloads and reviews monthly CPI invoice of fees; prepares
check request and coordinates allocation of fees to various
client matters with Accounting
* Works with management on maintaining forms, prosecution manual,
or other processes
* Performs Quality Check Review of all US and PCT filings
* Assists with due diligence projects
* Perform special projects as assigned
* Record time for billing and statistical purposes
* Performs any and all other duties as necessary and as assigned
by your supervisor for efficient functioning of the Department,
Office and Firm
QUALIFICATIONS / Knowledge Skills and Abilities
* Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate preferred
* 3+ years of US and foreign patent docketing experience;
knowledge of US and foreign countries’ deadlines
* Strong analytical and reasoning skills, and attention to detail
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally
and in writing
* Friendly, team-oriented demeanor
* Proactive approach to ensuring deadlines are met and clients
and attorneys are reminded about upcoming deadlines
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
* Proficiency in CPI, IPDAS, Outlook, Word, Excel, and iManage
* Ability to learn new technical skills as they become necessary
