Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP · 2 days ago
Patent Prosecution Legal Practice Assistant
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$63K/yr - $114K/yr
2+ years expWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm, is seeking a Patent Prosecution Legal Practice Assistant for their Sunnyvale, CA office. The role involves managing patent prosecution tasks including preparing applications, coordinating filings, and interacting with clients and attorneys.
CommercialIntellectual PropertyLegal
Responsibilities
Prepare and file non-provisional and provisional applications, divisionals, continuations, responses to office actions, and preparation and submission of associated transmittals via the electronic filing system
Manage formal papers from inventors, coordinate foreign filings, Powers of Attorney, gather prior art, and prepare Information Disclosure Statements
Prepare and review the daily docket report and proactive interaction with assigned attorneys and agents
Calendar any USPTO due dates, client deadlines, necessary appointments, etc
Coordinate meetings, and activities which require phone and in person client and internal contact
Review client prebills to notate items such as whether matters have been filed with the Patent Office
Interact with billing department to request out of cycle invoices be prepared
Communicate with clients using docketing portals and systems which may include one or more of the following AppColl, Lecorpio, Elysian, Clarivate, Anaqua, SalesForce, and DocuSign
Qualification
Required
At least two years of recent experience with a patent prosecution docket within a professional environment
Strong knowledge of USPTO rules and requirements
Self-starter with problem solving abilities, excellent communication and organizational skills, strong attention to detail, the ability to stay calm under pressure and set appropriate priorities
Excellent knowledge of English grammar, proofreading and English composition skills as well as a disciplined eye for quality checking document accuracy
Must have knowledge of MS Word, Windows, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
Preferred
Law firm experience is preferred, knowledge of international procedures and requirements experience a plus
Bachelor's degree is preferred
Company
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Womble Bond Dickinson is a transatlantic law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers based in 37 UK and US office locations.
Founded in 2017Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
1001-5000 employees
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