Intellectual Property Paralegal

MICHELLE S. HOLMES

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OBJECTIVE

To secure a position as an intellectual property paralegal/legal assistant that is challenging and rewarding in a professional and friendly environment with room for growth, allowing me to work independently, while being part of a team.

EXPERIENCE

2012 - 2016 IP Paralegal and Docketing Specialist Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor& and Reed, Orlando, Florida

Responsible for the management of the IP docket, consisting of approximately 800 cases

Analyze incoming correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign associates, docket documents received and take appropriate action

Draft documents to be filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

File documents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to patent prosecution

Prepare correspondence to clients and foreign associates

Train employees regarding patent and trademark prosecution

Create and update client status reports

Create IP Department forms

2007 – 2012 Patent Paralegal

Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, Winter Springs, Florida

Paralegal support for a patent prosecution practice

Analyze incoming correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign associates and docket documents received

Prepare the appropriate response and/or correspondence

File patent applications, responses to Office Actions, IDS’s, Responses to Notices to File Missing Parts, Notices of Appeal and related documents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Prepare correspondence to clients and inventors

Prepare attorneys’ billing and entered time

Train new employees regarding Patent Office procedures, specific client procedures, billing, use of computer programs and keeping attorneys’ time

2006 – 2007 Paralegal Vernis & Bowling, Islamorada, Florida

Paralegal support for personal injury, medical malpractice and insurance defense cases

Obtain medical records, insurance information, driving records, employment records, etc., to prepare the case for a demand letter

Prepare medical chronologies

Schedule depositions

Prepare and respond to discovery requests

Extensive contact with clients, insurance adjusters, court personnel, medical providers and opposing counsel

Docket deadlines and general case management using Client Profiles

Enter billing for attorneys and myself using Juris

2004 – 2006 Patent Prosecution Legal Assistant Malloy & Malloy, Miami, Florida

Support for the patent prosecution department

Analyze incoming correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and take appropriate action

Prepare documents to be filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Prepare IDS’s

Prepare correspondence to clients, inventors and foreign counsel

Contact with clients regarding pending applications, granted patents, maintenance and annuity fees, filing for patent protection in foreign countries and formal documents for signature

Dictaphone transcription

2001 – 2004 Patent Legal Assistant Pierce Atwood, Portland, Maine

Support for the patent prosecution section of the corporate department

Analyze incoming correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and take appropriate action

Maintain the patent docket

Prepare documents for filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and filing of same

Prepare correspondence to clients, inventors and foreign counsel

Manage Tax Maintenance Reviews and provide instructions regarding annuity and maintenance fees to foreign associates

Transmission of documents using a client’s software in which a security clearance was necessary and kept this client’s foreign patent portfolio updated

SKILLS

Docket Management Software: CPI, AIM, Flex Trac, AppColl

Case Management Software: Client Profiles

Billing Software: Juris, Aderant

Websites: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Copyright Office, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office)

EDUCATION

1974 – 1978: Diploma, Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts

1981: Associate Real Estate Broker’s License, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine

1988: Legal Assistant’s Certificate, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine

2002: Certificate of Completion, The Patent Secretarial Academy, Washington, D.C.

2003: Certificate of Completion, Basic Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Rindge, New Hampshire

REFERENCES

Please see the attached Letters of Recommendation. Additional references are available upon request.

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