Mechanical Electrical

LAKESHIA DOUGLAS-WHITAKER

202-***-**** (Cell)

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

More than 10 years of comprehensive experience working as a Patent

Secretary in the following areas of patent prosecution and litigation:

Chemical, Biotech, Electrical and Pharmaceutical, handling any and all

phases of applications, including domestic and foreign.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Windows 2007 and 2010, MS Office Suite, MS Outlook, GroupWise, Adobe, Lotus

Notes, Elite, CPI, Hotdocs, WSI, Carpe Diem, ProLaw, PATSY, USPTO

Electronic Filing, PAIR, PACER, SharePoint, FIP, Patricia, IPDAS, Westlaw,

LexisNexis, Table of Contents, Table of Authorities Team Player, Meeting

Planning, Professionalism

WORK HISTORY

Contract Position Contract

Patent Secretary

August 2011 - Present Washington, DC

Contracted my services to small boutique firms and support attorneys who

handle mechanical, chemical and electrical patent prosecution. Process

payment of foreign annuities and U.S. maintenance fees. Prepare shell

amendments and responses, docketed, typed and prepared new applications,

amendments, responses, information disclosure statements, declarations,

assignments and all associated documents for filing with the USPTO. Handle

attorneys' dockets. Drafted client letters; handle client billing, expense

reports and transcribed tapes. Routed department telephone calls to the

appropriate staff personnel. Typed a variety of narrative materials,

including developing presentation materials and forms. Prepared, edited

and released Travel Requests and Statement of Expense reports.

Finnegan (Finnegan & Henderson) Patent/Litigation Secretary

January 2007 to October 2010 Washington, DC

Supported attorneys (Partners and Associates) who handled mechanical,

chemical and electrical patent prosecution. Prepared shell applications,

docketed, typed and prepared new applications, i.e., national stage, PCTs,

direct filings, utility, design, non-provisional and other applications.

Handled amendments, responses, information disclosure statements,

declarations, assignments and associated documents for filing with the

United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prepared reminders of upcoming

foreign deadlines to clients. Processed payment of foreign annuities and

U.S. maintenance fees. Reviewed International Filing Instructions for new

applications. Corresponded with clients and foreign associates as needed.

Handled attorneys' dockets. Proofed patents for consistency and conduced

legal research regarding prosecution cases. Drafted client letters and

transcribed tapes. Handled attorney time, client billing, expense reports

and itineraries, opened new client matters and perform conflict checks.

Patent Litigation: Supported two attorneys who handled patent rights and

defended clients against patent claims in federal courts throughout the

United States. The attorneys have litigated all types of patents,

including patents for industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals, medical

products, telecommunications and electronics, semiconductors and

semiconductor fabrication, computers and software, Internet commerce and

mechanical products. I assisted in preparation of patent preliminary

injunction hearings, Markman hearings and other evidentiary patent case

procedures. Typed pleadings, briefs, interrogatories, motions, opinions

and prepared all aspects for filings. Docketed all correspondence.

Scheduled meetings, depositions, court reporters, couriers and conferences.

Contract Position Patent Secretary

September 2006 to January 2007 Washington, DC

Supported attorneys who handled mechanical, chemical and electrical patent

prosecution. Prepared shell applications docketed, typed and prepared new

applications, amendments, responses, information disclosure statements,

declarations, assignments and all associated documents for filing with the

USPTO. Handled attorneys' dockets. Drafted client letters; handled client

billing, expense reports and transcribed tapes.

Sughrue Mion Patent/Litigation Secretary

March 2004 to March 2006 Washington, DC

Patent Litigation: Supported one attorney who handled patent rights and

defended clients against patent claims in federal courts throughout the

United States. The attorneys have litigated all types of patents,

including patents for industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals, medical

products, telecommunications and electronics, semiconductors and

semiconductor fabrication, computers and software, Internet commerce and

mechanical products. I assisted in preparation of patent preliminary

injunction hearings, Markman hearings and other evidentiary patent case

procedures. Typed pleadings, briefs, interrogatories, motions, opinions

and prepared all aspects for filings. Docketed all correspondence.

Scheduled meetings, depositions, court reporters, couriers and conferences.

Supported two attorneys (Partner and Associate) who handled mechanical,

chemical and electrical patent prosecution. Prepared shell applications,

docketed, typed and prepared new applications, amendments, responses,

information disclosure statements, declarations, assignments and all

associated documents for filing with the USPTO. Handled attorneys'

dockets. Prepared sequence listings as required. Proofed, edited and

performed research on prosecution cases. Drafted client letters and

transcribed tapes. Handled client billing, expense reports.

WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) Litigation

Secretary

June 2002 to March 2004 Washington, DC

Provided support for six litigation attorneys in the Civil Litigation

Division. Typed pleadings, briefs, interrogatories, motions, opinions and

prepared all aspects for filings. Docketed all correspondence. Scheduled

meetings, depositions, court reporters, couriers and conferences. Provided

other assistance in preparation for civil litigation along with discovery.

Maintained attorneys' calendars. Prepared travel arrangements and expense

reports. Typed letters, memos and correspondence. Maintained filing

system and entered time.

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