Paul M. Tate

**** ****** ***** ********* ******, N.E. #304

Washington, D.C. 20019

Cell: 202-***-****

Email: acxy6t@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS/SOFTWARE OPERATION

OPTMS CMS – Attorney Billing System PATTSY WAVE

Carpe Diem Deltaview DTE

Group Wise CPI IMANAGE

IPDAS Microsoft Office XP Microsoft Office

PCDocs Perfectlaw PCMaster

WordPerfect Foundation IP Lotus Notes

EXPERIENCE

The World Bank Group April 2013 – December 2015

Washington, D.C. (Contractor)

Information Specialist

Scanning of archival materials. Conversion from TIFF to PDF format. Image quality assurance.

Image review and cropping. Assignment of metadata as necessary. Condition assessment of archival materials, pre- and post-scanning. Scan unique and possibly fragile archival documents and save into shared drives. Correctly flag and refer scanning errors to appropriate team member.

Review and process archival materials. Create and undertake quality control routines to identify scanning irregularities. Assign appropriate metadata to PDF documents based on spreadsheets.

Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney January 2012 – June 2012

Alexandria, Virginia

Patent Project Assistant

Prepared and filed responses including Amendments and Information Disclosure Statements including preparation of PTO-1449, correct citation of literature references and obtaining copies of any missing U.S. or foreign patents and literature citations. Reporting filings and USPTO communications to clients.

Verizon (TAJ Technologies) March 2011 – December 2011

Arlington, Virginia

Docketing Specialist

Responsibilities included electronically retrieving correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Also ensuring all mail received from the USPTO, EPO, PCT receiving office and various foreign associates were date stamped and entered into the Foundation IP database. Forwarding correspondence to in-house and outside counsel and responding to inquiries from clients and/or responsible parties.

Oblon, Spivak, et al. March 2006 - July 2010

Alexandria, Virginia

IP Specialist

Responsible for two attorneys performing all aspects of patent prosecution including electronic filings, formalities, prepared and filed new patent applications, Divisionals, Continuations and RCEs. Responded to various Office Actions, i.e., prepared Amendments, IDS, and RCEs. Also performed administrative tasks including reporting letters to clients, maintaining attorney dockets and time entry.

Baker & Hostetler LLP March 2005 – March 2006

(Prime Placements) (Long Term Temporary Assignment)

Washington, D.C.

Docketing Assistant

Performed all aspects of entering new patent and trademark (foreign and domestic) cases in the CPI docketing system which included ensuring all mail received from the USPTO, EPO, PCT receiving office and various foreign associates were date stamped and entered into the database. Reviewed all cases acquired from new clients to determine the status of the case; entered required information into database; advised responsible parties of any missing or incomplete information or past due actions. Responding to inquiries from clients and/or responsible parties.

Nixon Peabody November 2004 – February 2005

(Sheppard Consulting) (Long Term Temporary Assignment)

Washington, D.C.

Legal Patent Secretary

Drafted routine formality correspondence pertaining to patent prosecution included Assignments, Declarations, Information Disclosure Statements and Amendments; responded to various Office Actions. Also performed administrative tasks including reporting letters to clients, maintaining attorney dockets, and time entry.

EDUCATION

Graduate of Burdick Vocational High School of Washington, D.C. --- Word Processing Major

Typing Speed: 70 wpm

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