Paralegal – Assistant IP Administrator
Tampa, FL, USA
The firm is seeking an Assistant IP Administrator to support its growing national intellectual property practice group.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patent, trademark, and copyright application and maintenance filings
- Create IP assignment, power of attorney, and chain-of-title documents
- Draft patent formalities documents and information disclosure statements
- Conduct preliminary trademark clearance searches
- Maintain and update IP docketing management system; docket incoming and outgoing papers and communications
- Draft initial office action responses
- Perform IP due diligence, chain-of-title, and ownership searches
- Investigate specimens of use for trademark filings
- Correspond with clients and prepare reporting letters
- Instruct and correspond with counsel for international IP filings
- Generate IP status, attorney docket, and other reports as needed
- Collaborate with attorneys and legal administrative assistants to manage IP deadlines
- Provide advanced administrative support to the firm-wide IP Administrator by participating in day-to-day departmental administrative affairs
- Investigate infringement and draft cease and desist letters for attorney review
- Provide support for intellectual property dispute proceedings before US federal district courts, and preferably the TTAB and PTAB
- Familiarity with managing USPTO deposit account and financial systems
Minimum Requirements
- Previous experience in an IP role within a law firm or corporate legal department managing IP prosecution filings.
- Knowledge of US patent and trademark laws and procedures.
- Familiarity with US copyright laws and procedures, international IP laws and procedures (e.g., PCT, Madrid filing protocols), administrative IP dispute procedures, and IP litigation procedures is desirable.
- Proficiency with IP docketing management software.
- Excellent organizational skills and outstanding attention to detail.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines is crucial in this role.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with domain name registration, maintenance, and dispute procedures preferred.
- Familiarity with other software tools commonly used in law firm IP departments (e.g., search tools).
- High school graduate required; associate or other undergraduate degree preferred.
This is not remote position. The ideal candidate must be available to work on-site Monday – Friday, 7.5 hours each day.
The firm promotes from within. You can take your career as far as you want to. The firm rewards exemplary professional efforts at every level of the firm. professional efforts at every level of the firm.
If interested or perhaps know someone that might be interested, kindly send your resume with salary expectations to SherryZ@TopLawJobs.com.
The firm promotes from within. You can take your career as far as you want to. The firm rewards exemplary professional efforts at every level of the firm. professional efforts at every level of the firm.
If interested or perhaps know someone that might be interested, kindly send your resume with salary expectations to SherryZ@TopLawJobs.com.
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