Patent Law Manager

The GBS+ Patent Law Manager will support global patent prosecution and portfolio maintenance activities, manage confidentiality agreements, review and approve legal invoices, and assist in filing global patent applications.

Responsibilities:

Support global patent prosecution and portfolio maintenance activities, including monitoring upcoming deadlines, supervising global patent docketing tasks, and maintaining and auditing patent databases.

Manage confidentiality agreement database and monitor confidentiality agreement request portal; draft, prepare, and negotiate confidentiality agreements as directed by attorneys.

Provide support for legal invoice review and approval process, including entering new matters in legal tracker, communicating with vendors and outside counsel regarding invoice coding and billing procedures and policies, auditing invoices, and coordinating payments to vendors and outside counsel.

Provide support to in-house attorneys during the national filing decision process, which includes maintaining the decision tracking database, coordinating global patent filing decisions with relevant business units, relaying patent filing instructions to external counsel, and assisting with the submission of global patent applications.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum of three to five years of patent experience in a law firm or in-house corporate setting as a patent attorney or paralegal.

University law diploma.

English Fluency and experience working in primarily English-speaking roles.

Global patent portfolio docket management experience. Extensive understanding of international patent filing and prosecution processes, including experience with USPTO, EPO, and other patent office databases.

Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously across multiple geographies in a high-volume setting and prioritize efficiently to meet deadlines in a professional manner.

Experience with patent docketing systems, such as Foundation IP.

Experience with document management systems, such as First to File.

Experience with electronic billing and invoice management software, such as Legal Tracker.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Ability to maintain a strict level of confidentiality and effectively manage sensitive information.

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