EXPERIENCE

Chen-Yoshimura LLP March **** – April 2010

Counselors at Law

Internship

• Drafted Response to Office Action

• Legal Research (Lexis and Westlaw)

• Drafted Procedures for filing documents with USPTO & docketing due dates in FoundationIP

• Prepared Information Disclosure Statements

• Retrieve Documents from USPTO using PAIR

Levine Bagade Han LLP March 2007 – April 2009

Intellectual Property Law Firm

Office Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Set up new clients, prepare folders

• Maintained client folders (patent files)

• Scanned and named incoming mail documents to server

• Scanned, named and saved documents to client private site

• Set up clients on private site (private filing sharing)

• Transferred documents and index patent files

• Element numbering Using Visio for specification and drawings in patent application

• Entered foreign associate invoices, expenses and time

• Maintained docket using PATTSY

• Handled special projects: Prepare Global IP Estimates for PCT applications, Proofread Drawings (Figures), etc.

• Managed Corporate Communication (Phone/fax/e-mail)

• Entered Expenses and Time using MyJuris

• Entered PTO filing fees into MyJuris

• Processed monthly invoices

Nemat International February 2007- March 2007

Administrative Assistant

• Generated invoices

• Mailroom activities

• Answered telephone

Nelson Staffing Solutions July 2006- September 2006

Temp - Administrative Assistant

• Managed corporate communication

• Data entry, Prepare initial paper work

• Office inventory management

• New hire handling

• Scheduled appointments

• Mail room activities

• Utilized Staffsuite software

• Greet clients and candidates

SKILLS

• Excellent administrative skills and professional demeanor while dealing with complex issues

• Proficient in MyJuris, Pattsy

• Familiar with FoundationIP, EFS-Web, Visio

• Familiar with USPTO Forms and patent prosecution process

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Quickbooks.

• Professional interpersonal and communication skills

• Advance multi-tasking skills, resourcefulness and ability to independently solve problems

• A strong emphasis on details and quality

• Proactive approach following up on and completing tasks and projects

• Ability to tactfully and discreetly handle highly confidential matters

• Ability to work well with all levels of management, staff, outside clients and vendors

EDUCATION

California State University East Bay, Paralegal Studies

Paralegal Certificate

The American Bar Association (ABA)-approved

Completion Date: March 2010

Classes taken: Patent law, Intro to Law, Legal Research and Writing, Contract Law, Litigation

Heald College, Hayward, CA

Associate in Business Administration

Awarded: July 2006 with 4.0 GPA

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