JANET E. WEEMS

**** ******* ****

Union City, GA 30291

Telephone: 770-***-****

acghso@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

*/*/** ** ********/TEMPORARY LITIGATION/PATENT SECRETARY - Washington, DC

9/1/14

Maintain litigation calendar. Process expense reports, bar dues, timesheets

in DTE. Prepare hearing binders. Prepare administrative files. Prepare

draft engagement letters, finalize client correspondence. Process bar dues,

Special project: review Partner's 36 boxes of old documents for his

further review. Calendar patent prosecution due dates and final due dates.

Index and file correspondence and as filed papers. Completed a large

document audit project before deadline. Prepare client letters and forward

letters patents; prepare emails to foreign associates. Completed a large

prior art project well before the deadline.

8/19/13 to STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN FOX LLP - Washington, DC

3/28/14 Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant to Director of patent Design and Mechanical Group.

Responsible for monthly MGroup reports, new client processing, client

interaction; schedule of meetings in house, speaking engagements and

conferences. Reorganize Director's files. Other special projects as

requested.

Patent Secretary to Patent Paralegal. Prepared and e-filed US patent

applications, amendments, replies, IDS's, petitions.

Other: Train on IPR Litigation.

7/03/06 to FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER LLP - Washington,

DC

8/9/2013 Patent Legal Assistant, Patent Prosecution Secretary

11/2009 to 8/2013. Patent Legal Assistant. Point person and case manager

for a large client with specific patent prosecution procedures and rush

timelines. Create firm procedures for a 20-member team composed of student

associates, associates, partners, secretaries and foreign specialist. Train

team in client and firm procedures. Process new intake of over 1500

transfer US and Foreign cases. Prepare, e-file, report formalities, US and

foreign office actions, issue fees, letters patent, certificate of

corrections. Respond to special requests from the client. Respond to

foreign associate emails and report filings. Respond to previous law firms

transferring files. Save all emails and documents on iManage. Review and

edit over 800 prebills.

7/03/2006 to 11/2009. Patent Secretary. Secretary to Chemical Patent

Partner, Chemical Associate, Electrical Associate. Prepared and e-filed US

patent applications, National Phase PCT Applications, PCT Applications

papers, amendments, replies, IDS's, Assignments. Prepared reporting

letters to client forwarding as-filed papers, USPTO notices, office

actions, and reminder letters. Assisted Partner in a patent infringement

litigation involving a drug company. I revised the Markman brief and

pleadings with three other partners working on the same matter. Heavy

travel arrangements to and from Paris for clients, expert witnesses and

Finnegan Litigation Team. During depositions, assisted clients, arranged

for conference rooms between the Finnegan Team and opposing counsel. Once

the immediate tasks were completed, I continued to assist three other

partners and their associates revising pleadings, preparing summaries of

deposition transcripts in different drug-related patent infringement

litigation. Heavy calendaring, heavy foreign travel arrangements and

process client pre-bills for Partner.

3/22/04 to MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY & POPEO LLP - Santa Monica, CA

4/26/06 Office Manager, Litigation Secretary

Office Manager. Ran West Coast office of Mintz Levin. Negotiated more

financially responsible vendors. Reorganized the vendor, administrative

and billing files. Trained attorneys and staff in iManage. Put in place a

system for scanning incoming mail and court filings as PDF documents saved

in iManage. Ordered supplies and myriad services for office, attorneys and

staff. Worked with Boston office and vendors to install overdue computer

servers and Boston's telephone system in the West Coast office. Worked with

Water Garden staff in obtaining parking cards and security clearances for

new employees, on-site vendors. Attended Water Garden tenant meetings.

Troubleshot L.A. computer problems with the Boston IT department. Prepared

proformas, prebills, client financial reports and accounts payable

information from Elite. Worked with director of finance and local bank to

set up client trust accounts for West Coast clients.

Litigation Secretary. One case at Mintz was against a company selling

predator loans. I was responsible for hiring investigators and process

servers from a few different vendors, efile an urgent TRO, prepare

subpoenas etc. However, we mostly handled IP litigation cases in state and

federal courts. I was in charge of arranging for court reporters and

videographers, scheduling depositions for visiting partners and associates.

Attended to filings in state and federal courts including e-filings in

Northern California. Arranged for personal service of subpoenas,

throughout California. Finalized pleadings for Mintz Levin East Coast

attorneys for filing in California courts, including table of contents and

table of authorities. Prepared court forms from USCourtForms.com.

Participated in large document production reviews. Heavy interaction with

clients and opposing counsels. Responsible for calendaring all court

filings, court hearings, depositions.

1/10/03 to FOLEY & LARDNER - Los Angeles, CA

2/15/04 Patent Infringement Litigation Secretary/Patent Prosecution

Secretary

Intellectual Property Department

Secretary to Patent Infringement Litigation Partner. Heavy interaction

with clients, out-of-state co-counsels and opposing counsels. Heavy travel

arrangements. Transcribed and finalized letters and patent infringement

opinions. Read, proofed and revised Federal pleadings. Troubleshoot and

corrected corrupt pleadings. Prepared tables of contents, table of

authorities. Prepared transmittal letters to clients, co-counsels and

opposing counsels. Prepared trial binders, hearing binders and attorney

work binders. Worked with paralegals, vendors, out-of-state offices and

court clerks in preparation for trial in S.F. and out-of-state Federal

court filings. Read out-of-state Federal Court Local Rules and confer with

the partner re same. Prepared and finalized PowerPoint presentations for IP

marketing speaking engagements. Trained partner in PowerPoint.

Secretary to Patent Infringement/Patent Prosecution Senior Associate. Re

patent infringement litigation: All of the above except for the billing and

PowerPoint presentations. Re patent prosecution: finalized Non-Provisional

and Design patent applications and file same with USPTO. Trained Associate

on the latest USPTO Amendment and Drawings requirements.

10/31/00 - PILLSBURY WINTHROP LLP - Los Angeles, CA

1/09/03 IP Secretary/IP Litigation Secretary - Intellectual Property

Department

Secretary to Patent Prosecution/Patent Infringement Litigation/ Trademark

Partner. Managed the Partner's busy schedule. Heavy client interaction.

Transcribed and drafted letters. Revised Associate letters. Revised

Associate Patent Infringement pleadings. Revised out-of-state appellate

briefs. Transcribed and finalized license agreements.

Secretary to IP Litigation Associate. Finalized IP pleadings for filing in

state and federal courts. Arranged for depositions in and out of

California. Prepared court forms from USCourtForms.com. Finalized lengthy

BAJI and supplemental jury instructions, other trial prep in IP Litigation

cases - Trademark and Copyright.

Secretary to two 1st year Patent Prosecution Associates. Prepared the

required USPTO forms, file Applications, Information Disclosure Statements,

and Assignments with the USPTO. Drafted Reporting Letters to clients

enclosing same.

Assist two Trademark Technicians. Filed trademark applications, Statement

of Use with the USPTO. Prepared form-reporting letters to the client

regarding Office Actions, Statement of Use, Extension to File, Extension

Granted, publication, and Certificates of Registration. Filed trademark

oppositions with the TTAB.

2/5/96 - PIRCHER, NICHOLS & MEEKS - Los Angeles, CA

10/13/00 Litigation Secretary - Environmental/Civil Litigation/Real

Estate

Secretary to head of the Environmental Department: Interfaced with clients,

federal, state and local regulatory agencies, community board members, PRP

committees, insurance companies. Edited and revised technical environmental

letters and pleadings. Prepared and filed appeals in the 9th Circuit and

the Supreme Court. Process Partner monthly billing.

Litigation Secretary to previous head of the Litigation Department and Past

President of the Federal Bar Association: Edited and revised letters to

clients and opposing counsels; pleadings including numerous appeal briefs.

Prepared discovery and minor pleadings and court forms. Assisted Partner

in calendaring his excessive case load. Performed daily paralegal tasks.

Assisted with trial preparation. Process Partner monthly billing, handle

client billing questions.

Litigation Secretary to Bankruptcy/ Receivership Associate. Handled

numerous process services in receivership matters. Prepared and followed

up on court filings where special requirements are involved. Secretary to

Real Estate Associates revising complex real estate documents and loan

agreements.

7/94 - GILCHRIST & RUTTER - Santa Monica, CA

2/96 Legal Secretary - Real Estate/Civil Litigation

Secretary to Real Estate Partner. Revised lengthy, complicated commercial

leases. Litigation secretary to Civil Lit/SEC Associate. Performed

paralegal-type tasks and reorganized files, created new client files and

form files for an associate who came from the SEC and defended defendants

that had SEC actions filed against them. Also assisted the Managing

Partner, Bankruptcy Partner and Litigation Partner.

EDUCATION Highlands High School, Sacramento City College

SKILLS Completed extensive 19 week, in-house college course Office

Automation Training Program by Glendale Community College Professional

Development Center. Microsoft Word/Office 2013, Word 2013; Excel 2010;

PowerPoint 2002, iManage/Worksite Comparite, ICreate, DeltaView, PC Docs,

DTE, CMS, Pyramid, Interaction, Rightfax, Legal Solutions, US Court Forms,

CPI docketing system, Elite, Carp Diem.

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