Intellectual Property Patent Prosecution
Resume:
Dawn Marie Casalvera
Wilmington, DE *****
**********@*****.***
Education
Quincy College, Associate degree in Paralegal Studies
Summary
Initiative-taker committed to identifying and solving problems and meeting deadlines without reminders. Meticulous paralegal with a strong background in drafting Intellectual Property Patent legal documents, and correspondence. Have an enthusiastic and professional work ethic.
Experience
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Cambridge, MA 6/22 – 4/24
Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal
Assisted attorneys with patent prosecution responsibilities, including corresponding with outside counsel and foreign associates.
Prepared, processed, and coordinated US, PCT and National Phase filings.
Created records related to assigned patent portfolio in docketing database (Anaqua); ensured outside counsel had the appropriate access to Anaqua for docketing and uploading of documents.
Responsible for patent and patent application docketing as well as instructing IP Counsel on patent prosecution deadlines on a monthly and weekly basis.
Generated monthly, weekly, and special docket reports for attorneys. Maintained and monitored docketing deadlines relating to the prosecution of an application. Prepared and marked-up docket report in preparation for docket meetings.
Coordinated and obtained inventors signature on Declaration and Assignment documents.
Obtained signature for all Power of Attorney documents by appropriate in-house counsel.
Notarization and Apostille of documents relating to the prosecution of an application.
Oversaw annuities in Anaqua and ensured the fees have been timely paid. Addressed and updated Anaqua upon completion of annuity payments.
Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston, MA 10/19 – 6/22
Intellectual Property Specialist/Annuities Coordinator/Quality Review Specialist
Assisted attorneys with the prosecution of Patent Applications.
Prepared and filed Provisional, Non-Provisional, Continuation, and Divisional Applications, Office Action and Restriction Requirement Responses.
Obtained inventor’s signatures on Formal Documents (Declaration, Power of Attorney and Assignment).
Composed Transmittals, Patent Prosecution Highway Requests, AFCP Requests, Petitions, and Issue Fee Transmittals.
Overseen and monitored IDS requirements; created and monitored excel spreadsheets with prior art, prepared and filed Information Disclosure Statements; attended to obtaining and/or downloading prior art references.
Generated monthly, weekly, and special docket reports for attorneys and clients. Maintained and monitored docketing deadlines relating to the prosecution of an application. Prepared and marked up docket report in preparation for docket meetings.
Reported all communication relating to the prosecution of the application to the client.
Contacted USPTO to follow up on the status of applications and/or to resolve problems.
Responsible for the coordination and payment of patent annuities and maintenance fees (which included collaborating directly with attorneys, clients and the annuity service provider). Extracted query results from the CPI database to provide monthly payment instructions to the appropriate annuity vendor.
Directed annuity payments according to pay schedule, tracked payment decisions, and updated tax status for all patent prosecution matters.
Monitored and processed annuity related emails in the global annuity mailbox.
Maintained an accurate annuities docket. Addressed and updated CPI with annuity instructions and payments.
John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA 8/19 – 10/19
Legal Administrative Assistant
Received and docketed incoming matters referred from the Clerk’s Office.
Performed case management, following court practices and procedures to ensure movement of matters to resolution.
Assisted staff attorneys in preparing timely orders and judgments. Monitored internal tracking system for orders and judgments to be issued. Once approved, docket orders and judgments are then sent to the Clerk’s Office for issuance.
Assigned matters to staff as directed by Senior Staff Attorney. Prepared monthly writing assignments memorandum and distributed relevant case records to staff attorneys. Prepared oral argument time allotment and distributed to presiding judges.
Preti Flaherty LLP, Boston, MA 3/16 – 7/18
Intellectual Property Specialist
Assisted attorneys with the prosecution of Patent Applications.
Prepared and filed Provisional, Non-Provisional, Continuation, and Divisional Applications, Office Action, and Restriction Requirement Responses.
Obtained inventor’s signatures on Formal Documents (Declaration, Power of Attorney and Assignment).
Composed Transmittals, Patent Prosecution Highway Requests, AFCP Requests, Petitions, and Issue Fee Transmittals.
Overseen and monitored IDS requirements; created and monitored excel spreadsheets with prior art, prepared and filed Information Disclosure Statements; addressed, obtained, and/or downloaded prior art references.
Generated monthly, weekly, and special docket reports for attorneys and clients. Maintained and monitored docketing deadlines relating to the prosecution of an application. Prepared and marked up docket report in preparation for docket meetings.
Reported all communication relating to the prosecution of the application to the client.
Contacted USPTO to follow up on the status of applications and/or to resolve problems.
Volpe and Koenig, P.C., Philadelphia, PA 5/11 - 5/13
Intellectual Property Paralegal
Prepared and filed U.S. Provisional Applications and Non-Provisional Applications.
Prepared and filed PCT and National phase applications.
Obtained inventor’s signatures on Formal Documents (Declaration, Power of Attorney and Assignment)
Addressed having drawings formalized for filing with the USPTO.
Generated monthly, weekly, and special docket reports for attorneys and clients. Maintained and monitored docketing deadlines relating to the prosecution of an application. Prepared and marked up docket report in preparation for docket meetings.
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