Manager Maintenance

KAREN D. ALLEN

***** *. ******* **., ***** Glen, IL 60491

Cell: 708-***-**** ● Home: 708-***-****

Email: **********@***.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in which I can maximize my experience in obtaining and maintaining worldwide intellectual property assets in a busy patent and trademark environment.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Managed intellectual property estate of 4,000 patents and trademarks for a Fortune 500 company.

Extensive knowledge of procedures required to obtain and maintain U.S. and foreign patents and trademarks.

Excellent organizational skills, including self-managing and performing under multiple priorities and critical deadlines.

Excellent written and oral communication skills with in-house personnel, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and foreign associates.

CAREER EXPERIENCE

KD ALLEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. April 2000 – present

President

• Performed all activities necessary to establish and maintain worldwide patent and trademark estates for wide variety of corporate clients, including preparing and filing patent and trademark applications, office action responses, amendments, statements/affidavits of use, assignments, and renewals; paying issue and maintenance fees; corresponding with foreign associates

MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. September 1990 – April 2000

Manager, Patent and Trademark Services

• Performed all activities and managed department staff responsible for maintaining worldwide intellectual property estate of over 4,000 patents and trademarks

o Conducted trademark availability searches; filed, prosecuted, and maintained U.S. and foreign patents and trademarks

o Managed prosecution and maintenance (fees, annuity payments, and documentation) of U.S. and foreign patent and trademark estate via Computer Packages, Inc. (CPI) docketing software

o Managed corporate name change/ assignment projects in U.S. and foreign countries

• Conducted intellectual property seminars for corporate technical, marketing, executive, and legal personnel;

• Created and published corporate manuals regarding Total Quality Management; Trademark Principles, Proper Use and Labeling; and Intellectual Property Budgets

MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. September 1987 – September 1990

Patent and Trademark Assistant

• Prepared and filed patent and trademark applications, office action responses, amendments, statements/affidavits of use, assignments, and renewals; corresponded with U.S. and foreign associates, for department attorneys

EDUCATION

A.A. Certified Shorthand Reporter

MacCormac Jr. College, Chicago, IL

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