SHARNEE’ HALL
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OBJECTIVE
Intellectual Property Docket professional seeking an opportunity with a law firm that will utilize my administrative and docketing skills as well as offer advancement and career growth.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
SOFTWARE
·MS Office (All Suites) Pattsy, IPDAS, File Surf, Elite Enterprises, IP Master, Pro Law, Patricia 4.0, Perfect Law, CPI, First-To-File
EXPERIENCE
DOCKETING CLERK YOUNG & THOMPSON, LLP FEBRUARY 2013 – AUGUST 2019
·Review and docket emails received in Docketing inbox for domestic, foreign & trademark applications, electronically
·Process new application orders to be placed on file at the USPTO for European & Asia-Pacific group
·Process daily PTO filings and ensure that all docket due dates have been cleared
·Maintain docket due dates and remarks
·Perform conflict checks for Trademark group prior to firm filing trademark application or assuming responsibility as agent of record on pending trademark application at USPTO
DOCKETING SPECIALIST MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP AUGUST 2011 – FEBRUARY 2013
·Maintains docket due dates and remarks in the computerized docket system including incoming domestic and foreign mail and faxes, incoming patent office mail, and papers filed in the USPTO
·Opens, sorts, stamps incoming patent mail including postcards, faxes and special delivery mail; prepares a daily incoming mail log and delivers a copy of the log to the patent group members
·Checks all outgoing PTO mail for completeness and accuracy and prepares a daily PTO outgoing mail log; ensure the outgoing mail is picked up by courier service
·Generates routine correspondence and documents associated with foreign patent application processing
·Programs, runs, prints and delivers docket reports to attorneys, legal secretaries and legal staff
·Monitors patent daily dockets and provides call up services to attorneys and paralegals as necessary to clear final dates
DOCKETING SPECIALIST SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SEPTEMBER 2009 – JULY 2011
·Create new domestic and foreign patent and trademark application files including entry of case information and pertinent deadlines in computer docketing system
·Process PTO mail and papers filed at the U.S. and foreign patent offices
·Process daily PTO filings and ensure that all docket due dates have been cleared
·Generate and timely post various daily docket reports
·Maintain accuracy and productivity standards as set by the Director of IP Services and the Docketing Manager
·Perform additional tasks as assigned by Docketing Manager
·Maintain docket due dates and remarks in the computerized docket system
DOCKETING COORDINATOR - CONFLICT SPECIALIST ANDREWS KURTH LLP SEPTEMBER 2007-FEBRUARY 2009
·Enter parties relating to all matters in company database
·Notify the responsible attorney and secretary of any upcoming or past due dates
·Enter due dates for patent and trademark deadlines
·Send emails of any updates to the Patent & Trademark rule changes
·Assist with daily new business intake and client and matter changes
·Order Duns Credit Reports for new clients
·Assist with scanning, electronic filing, and hard copy filing of all daily work
·Ran conflicts for vendors
DOCKETING CLERK RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC SEPTEMBER 2005-JUNE 2007
·Docket new domestic and foreign applications (Utility, PCT, National Phase, Design & Trademark)
·Assign cases to attorneys
·Update and maintain the patent and trademark database
·Docket due dates from incoming mail and facsimiles related to the patent, U.S. & internationally
·Remove due dates from the USPTO filings, prepared daily, weekly & monthly docket sheet in the USPTO for accuracy. Create monthly, weekly and daily docket reports and distribute to attorney’s and their secretary of any open dates at the end of each day
·Create any special attorney or client reports as required
·Calculate and check docket due dates