Patent Paralegal, Contract Administrator

Kristin Benedetti

Cell: 405-***-****

Home: 858-***-****

Email: *********.*******@*****.***

**** ******* *** #****, *** Diego, CA 92122

Skills:

Contract Admin Intl. Patent Filing Corporate Governance Project Management

Calendaring Lexis Nexis, Carpe Diem Foreign Entity Filing Billing

Form 3 and 4 Filing Typing 70 wpm Concordance Planning/Development

USPTO Filings MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint Executive Assistance Ethics/ Regulatory

Procedures

DBA Filing ContractExpress Depositions Management

SEC Filing- EDGAR Legal Correspondence Legal Filing Travel/ Event Planning

Education:

Western Governor’s University, MBA- Management and Strategy, November 2012

University of Central Oklahoma, BS- Science, December 2010

Vaned, California Real Estate, Contract Law coursework, July 2012

Metro Technical, ABA Paralegal Certification, Aug 2005

Experience:

Consultopia- Management and Legal Consultant Dallas, Texas 2009-

2013

Responsibilities:

Patent /IP and Corporate Paralegal

• Patent analysis, patent strategy and development, filing and assistance in prosecution of design applications,

patent, trademark, and copyright infringement.

• Preparation and filing of International and domestic trademark and patent applications

• Payment processing for Issue Fees

• Preparation of response to Notice to File for Missing Parts

• Prepared the Information Disclosure Statements

• Managed multiple client patent portfolios

Contract Administration/ Legal Assistance

• Conducted proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities

to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal

requirements, and customer specifications.

• Examined estimates of material, equipment services, production costs, performance requirements, and

delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Advised management of contractual rights and obligations; compiled and analyzed data, and maintained

historical information

• Foreign entity filing

• SEC filings – Form 3 and 4, EDGAR

• In-depth discovery/ research in class action lawsuits

• Review and management of docket

Business Strategy Consulting

• U.S. and International Tax compliance: Forms 5471, 8865, 1116, 8621, Treasury FBAR, current and

accumulated E&P, trust accounting of income and expense for U.S. tax returns.

• Corporate streamlining using Kaizen principles, lean operations, and Six Sigma. Integrated Triple Bottom

Line Accounting method for large oil company, saving $12 million a year and decreasing OSHA inspections

to once every three years.

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Dominion Energy- Corporate Paralegal Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2006-

2009

Responsibilities:

Patent Paralegal

• International and domestic patent filing

• Prepared bids; processed specifications, progress, and other reports

• Patent and trademark research

• Legal Correspondence including contracts and bid leases

• Assisted with processing of Worker’s Compensation claims

• Calendaring, billing

Self-Employed-Business Strategy/ Legal Consultant California, New York, North Carolina 2001-

2006

Responsibilities:

IP & Corporate Paralegal

• SEC filings including Form 3 and 4, Foreign entity filings, secretary of state filings

• Provided international patent and trademark research, international and domestic patent and trademark

preparation and submission for software, graphic designers, product manufacturer’s and websites.

• Pre-trial discovery for patent prosecution

• Legal research

Business and Marketing Strategy

• Consulted on early development of iVillage.com and created personal shopping system used to promote

affiliates and encourage online shopping.

• Marketed learning metrics software to UN, selling 80% of available shares of IPO.

Accomplishments:

National Association of Professional Women “Woman of the Year”, 2012

Languages:

English (native)

French – two years- speak/read- intermediate

Mandarin Chinese- two years- speak/ read basic conversational

Spanish- one year- basic conversational

Interests:

Kayaking, yoga, lacrosse, surfing, photography, travel, Asian art, Relay for Life, fundraisers.

References Available Upon Request

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