Patent Legal Secretary
Resume:
SUMMARY
Over ten (**) years in the legal field which has exposed me to a wide array of valuable and practical experiences.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Support Specialist December 2015 to March 2016
Support Intellectual Property Department with backlog of Information Disclosure Statements and Notice of Allowability Checklist.
Assist with compiling patent filings and electronically filing with the USPTO.
Draft client correspondence.
Prepare US patent applications, formal documents and responses/amendments.
Assist patent attorneys, professional specialists or paralegals with preparing client communications, reminders, reports, memos, and legal documents related to patent matters.
Perform all other administrative duties of a legal secretary.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - Legal Assistant September 2012 to July 2015
(Note: Three separate temp. assignments.)
Support Partners and Associates within the Intellectual Property Department.
Maintain docket of due dates for USPTO filings; retrieve information from USPTO web site and other Internet resources; prepare and e-file new applications, National Phase and PCT applications, formalities; draft shells; e-file information disclosure statements, amendments etc.; draft correspondence to clients for attorney’s review; and open new client matter accounts.
Proof OFR's, Notices of Publication, Issue Notifications, and Letters Patent for accuracy.
Review Office Actions for completeness and accuracy of due dates.
Input and edit attorney’s time; review, edit and finalize proforma; finalize bills in accordance with firm deadlines.
Prepare travel arrangements; prepare check requests and expense reports.
Manage attorney’s calendar and contact list in Outlook.
Support District Policy Group President / Managing Government Relations Director.
Assist in training employees in Government Relations and Intellectual Property.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP - Patent Secretary March 2014 to October 2014
Support Partners and Associates within the Intellectual Property Department.
Maintain docket of due dates for USPTO filings; retrieve information from USPTO web site and other Internet resources; prepare and e-file new applications and formalities; draft shells; e-file information disclosure statements, amendments etc.; draft correspondence to clients for attorney’s review; and open new client matter accounts.
Assist in accurately filing Power of Attorneys.
Prepare check requests and expense reports.
Communicate with USPTO Examiners.
Prepare and e-file issue fee payments.
Review the prosecution history of applications to make sure there are no outstanding issues.
Dickstein Shapiro LLP - Legal Secretary May 2012 to July 2012
Georgetown University / Office of Technology Commercialization September 2011 to February 2012
Intellectual Property & Contracts Administrator
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC August 2011 to September 2011
Patent Specialist
Baker & Hostetler LLP - Foreign Filing Assistant, II February 2011 to April 2011
Bingham McCutchen LLP - Paralegal February 2010 to June 2010
George Mason University / Office of Technology Transfer July 2009 to September 2009
Intellectual Property Paralegal
Support Partners and Associates within the Intellectual Property Department.
Maintain docket of due dates for USPTO filings; retrieve information from USPTO web site and other Internet resources; prepare and e-file new applications and formalities; draft shells; e-file information disclosure statements, amendments etc.; and draft correspondence to clients for attorney’s review.
Establish, maintain and update paper and electronic files.
Prepare check requests and expense reports.
Manage attorney’s calendar.
The Boeing Company / Patent Portfolio Management March 2005 to August 2008
Intellectual Property Administrator
Hughes Aircraft Company / Directv, Inc. January 1980 to March 2005
Administrative Assistant / Senior Paralegal
Maintain docket of due dates for USPTO filings, retrieve information from USPTO web site and other Internet resources, prepare and e-file new applications, formalities, draft shells, information disclosure statements, amendments etc., draft correspondence to clients, open new client matter accounts, order copies of issued patents, file wrappers and certified copies of priority applications.
Manage attorney’s calendar and contact list in Outlook.
Schedule conference rooms, order all necessities and greet clients.
Develop agendas, prepare and send meeting invitations for each committee meeting.
Prepare decision letters and reimbursement request for the inventors.
Schedule teleconferences and reserve meeting rooms.
Input and review attorney’s time, finalize invoices and send clients finalized invoices.
Assist with the sale of Hughes Aircraft Company IP bio to Raytheon and The Boeing Company.
Computer Knowledgeable - Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Electronic Filing System (EFS), Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS), Elite Webview, Inprotech, Foundation IP (FIP), Espacenet, Intellectual Property Document Assembly System (IPDAS), Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Organization (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO), Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), NetDocs Electronic and Thomson IP Manager.
Education and Certificates - Bachelor of Science in Business Management and ABA Certified Paralegal Certificate.
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