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Patent Coordinator at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Full-Time

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Not defined

22 Nov → 22 Dec

Expired

Job Description

Description & Requirements

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP seeks a Patent Coordinator for its Silicon Valley office. The Patent Coordinator will s upport members of the Intellectual Property Practice Group focused on patent prosecution.

The Patent Coordinator is responsible for assisting a team of attorneys, patent agents, and legal practice assistants. The job involves:
• Preparing file openings;
• Preparing Information Disclosure Statements (“IDS”) ;
• Handling foreign office actions;
• Reviewing cited art;
• Researching pending U.S. matters;
• Preparing reporting letters;
• Coordinating declarations; and
• Checking status of reminders in worksite and reminders for reporting office actions.
• Other responsibilities may include maintaining files, assisting with forms, proofing patents, communicating with clients regarding status of U.S. assignment documents and U.S. Declarations, updating case spreadsheets, handling assignment recordation, preparing agreements, paying issue fees, reporting out Notice of Allowances, reporting out payments, divisional letters, and file continuations, preparing granted patent letters to clients and foreign associates, and track prior art.
• Administrative tasks may include entering billable time, assisting attorneys with prebills, entering expense reimbursements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) is preferred and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior law firm experience is a plus.

The candidate must have excellent knowledge of English grammar, proofreading and English composition skills as well as a disciplined eye for quality checking document accuracy. The candidate must have excellent computer skills and a strong knowledge of MS Word, Windows, Outlook, Excel and Adobe are required.

If you have these skills and experiences, like to learn new things, and be fully engaged, please select the check box for this posting at the top and click "Apply Now" at the bottom of the screen.

Vaccination Requirements: To help promote and ensure the safety of all of our employees and the clients we serve, we strongly encourage all personnel to be up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccination status. Vaccination status will be requested and will be kept confidential.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled and Veteran Employer.

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Job Responsibilities

  • The Patent Coordinator is responsible for assisting a team of attorneys, patent agents, and legal practice assistants
  • Preparing file openings;
  • Preparing Information Disclosure Statements (“IDS”) ;
  • Handling foreign office actions;
  • Reviewing cited art;
  • Coordinating declarations; and
  • Checking status of reminders in worksite and reminders for reporting office actions
  • Other responsibilities may include maintaining files, assisting with forms, proofing patents, communicating with clients regarding status of U.S. assignment documents and U.S. Declarations, updating case spreadsheets, handling assignment recordation, preparing agreements, paying issue fees, reporting out Notice of Allowances, reporting out payments, divisional letters, and file continuations, preparing granted patent letters to clients and foreign associates, and track prior art
  • Administrative tasks may include entering billable time, assisting attorneys with prebills, entering expense reimbursements

Requirements / Qualifications

  • The candidate must have excellent knowledge of English grammar, proofreading and English composition skills as well as a disciplined eye for quality checking document accuracy

  • The candidate must have excellent computer skills and a strong knowledge of MS Word, Windows, Outlook, Excel and Adobe are required

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