Anna Cerda's Resume

Anna Marie Cerda

*** ******** *****

Davenport, Florida 33896

863-***-**** or

Cell - 407-***-****

Summary: A motivated professional with 9 years of legal experience.

Expertise includes: Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Insurance Law,

International Law (Patent and Trademarks).

Professional Experience:

February 2005 –

October, 2008 AMC Cleaning Services – Owner/Operator

June, 1998 –

January, 2005 Tupperware Corporation - International Law Department.

● Develop and craft critical and complex documentation for timely submission of intellectual property applications to the U.S. Patent Office to ensure that utility patents and design patents important to Tupperware are maintained and protected to the fullest possible extent. Obtain inventors’ signatures and notarization and track progress of the documents as Tupperware acquires all legal rights to inventions from inventors.

● Handle all legal requirements for prosecuting U.S. patent applications. Assist Associate General Counsel and be responsible for contacts with U.S. Patent Office and various outside law firms, which handle such matters for Tupperware. Promptly review all actions received on patent applications pending in the U.S. to determine what action is necessary; and, to the extent possible; prepare responses for review by Associate General Counsel.

● Track and monitor all international invoices to include researching

monthly statements when necessary.

● Coordinate meetings with the design and patent groups to review new products.

● Review all new product submissions and enter pertinent information into the law database for review.

August, 1996 –

June 1998 – Broad and Cassel, P.A., Orlando Florida

● Coordinated appointments and maintained new client database.

● Assisted paralegal in setting up hearings, preparation of trusts, conform documents and filed corporations with the State of Nevada, Florida and Colorado.

● Handled the issuance of Irrevocable Trusts and Estates and maintained the monthly billing files.

February, 1992 –

June, 1996 – Fizer, Beck, Webster, Bentley and Scroggins, Houston, Texas.

● Coordinated appointments and set up new clients in system.

● Created all estate plan document forms.

● Prepared all estate plan documents for finalization by clients.

● Issued EIN numbers from IRS to Irrevocable Trusts and Estates.

● Reviewed all billing to clients.

● Recorded deeds in counties.

● Prepared time reports for attorneys.

● Prepared speeches for conferences.

Skills: Microsoft Office, Windows XP, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe, Auto CAD97

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