Intellectual Property Paralegal
Resume:
KATHY S. JOHNSTON
Arvada, CO 80005
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EDUCATION
American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc.
Paralegal Certificate – October 2008
Specialty Certificate in Intellectual Property – October 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
REILLY IP LAW FIRM, LLC, Denver, Colorado - This position is less than 40 hours a week.
4/2010 – Present
IP PARALEGAL/DOCKETING PARALEGAL
• Prepare and file all Patent applications and prosecution documents (U.S., PCT and Foreign), including but not limited to office actions, information disclosure statements, oaths, declarations, requests for continued examination, extensions of time, certificates of correction, assignment documents, Reissue and Reexamination filings.
• Prepare and file Trademark and Copyright applications and prosecution documents.
• Electronically file documents with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Communicate directly with the Patent and Trademark Office regarding various patent prosecution matters.
• Communicate regularly with clients.
• Responsible for all patent and trademark docketing and docket reports.
12/2008 – 4/2010
Contract Positions.
RYLEY CARLOCK & APPLEWHITE, Denver, Colorado
6/2008 – 12/2008
LEGAL SECRETARY (Environmental, Commercial Litigation and Guardian ad litem)
• Secretary to two Shareholders assisting with various corporate and confidential matters.
• Review incoming mail and prepare outgoing correspondence.
• Maintain attorney’s calendars and contacts and set up distribution lists.
• Maintain Practice Group files and production of bimonthly reports for Water, Energy, Resources and Environment Practice Groups.
• Book travel arrangements and prepare expense reports, tracking all expenses on spreadsheets.
• Guardian ad litem billing through electronic court system.
• Electronic court filings with ECF and Lexis.
11/2007 – 6/2008
Contract Positions.
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, Denver, Colorado - Firm eliminated IP Paralegal Positions
1/2007 – 11/2007
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PARALEGAL
• Responsible for all phases of U.S., PCT and National Phase Patent prosecution.
• Prepared and filed Trademark and Copyright applications and prosecution documents.
• Electronically filed documents with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Communicated with clients.
• Maintained status charts for various clients.
• Reviewed and revised dockets for IP attorneys.
HOGAN & HARTSON, LLP, Boulder, Colorado - Firm downsized
6/2004 - 1/2007
PATENT PROSECUTION ASSISTANT/WORD PROCESSOR/FLOATING ASSISTANT
• Contract position - prepared all patent related documents for filing, including, but not limited to Provisional and Utility Patent Applications, Responses, Amendments, Information Disclosure Statements, Issue Fee notices and Maintenance.
• Prepared client correspondence, conflict checks and docket management
• Entered attorney time in Carpe Diem.
• Reviewed attorney bills to clients
• Hired to a full-time position providing support to the Patent, Corporate, Real Estate, Litigation and Environmental groups.
• Filed Litigation documents electronically using the ECF and LexisNexis systems.
• Reviewed attorney bills to clients, prepared client correspondence, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and expense reports.
• Edited and redlined documents.
• Prepared stock certificates and closing binders.
• Maintained attorney applicant database.
PARSONS HSUE AND DE RUNTZ LLP, San Francisco, California
6/2003 - 1/2004
LEGAL SECRETARY, PATENT PROSECUTION
• Prepared all patent related documents for filing, including, but not limited to Provisional and Utility Patent filings, Responses, Amendments, Information Disclosure Statements, Issue Fee notices and Maintenance.
TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP, Palo Alto, California
11/1999 - 5/2003
LEGAL SECRETARY, SENIOR BIOTECH LEAD/MENTOR/TRAINER, PATENT PROSECUTION
• Provided patent and administrative support to three associates.
• Prepared all patent related documents for filing, including, but not limited to Provisional, Continuation, Continuation-in-Part and Utility Patent filings, Responses, Amendments, Issue Fee notices and Maintenance.
• Prepared initial drafts of responses to office actions for attorney review.
• Trained new legal secretaries coming into the department.
• Proofed work for secretaries prior to mailing and filing.
• Provided back-up assistance to all secretaries in the department.
• Docket management.
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP, Palo Alto, California
10/1997 - 11/1999
LEGAL SECRETARY, PATENT PROSECUTION
• Provided patent and administrative support to a partner, one Of Counsel (Donald Chisum of Chisum on Patents), two associates and one patent agent.
• Prepared all patent related documents for filing including initial drafts of responses to office actions for patent agent review.
• Prepared client correspondence.
• Maintained files for each client and patent matter.
• Maintained docket calendars for each of my assigned attorneys.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Mircrosoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, CompareRight, Carpe Diem, IP LegalDock, iManage, Hummingbird, LexisNexis, Sage Timeslips
References upon request.
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