What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patent Legal Administrative Assistant position at Pierce Atwood?
Patent Legal Administrative Assistant - Portsmouth, NH, Portland, ME, Boston, MA, or Providence, RI
Responsibilities Include:
- Opening new client matters
- Maintaining electronic patent prosecution files
- Preparing patent application filing documents, including application data sheets, declarations, powers of attorney, assignments, and PCT requests
- Managing the signature workflow for formal documents (e.g., declarations, assignments, and powers of attorney)
- Recording and filing documents with the USPTO
- Drafting reporting letters for incoming USPTO and non-US patent office documents as well as foreign agent correspondence
- Preparing office action response shells and attending to electronic filings of responses
- Drafting information disclosure statements and obtaining foreign art and non-patent literature
- Reviewing incoming documents for prior art to cite in information disclosure statements
- Corresponding with foreign agents
- Overseeing attorney dockets and calendars to ensure deadlines are met and actions are timely reported to clients
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of USPTO procedures
- Other duties as required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- A minimum of five years patent support experience
- Knowledge of U.S. and foreign patent filing and prosecution
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, standard patent docketing systems, and standard document management databases
- Proficiency in Patent Center and ePCT
- Consistent attention to detail
- BA/BS degree preferred
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to Maria Gaetani at mgaetani@pierceatwood.com.