Intellectual Property Paralegal
Foley & Lardner LLP is a great place to work because of what we do and how we do it. The Intellectual Property (Patent) Paralegal will be responsible for managing client portfolios, including all filings and correspondence for both US, PCT, and foreign prosecution of assigned clients.
Responsibilities
- Support various intellectual property attorneys to provide excellent service to our clients
- Prepare and file, or instruct, on all aspects of US, PCT, and foreign prosecution
- Draft formality documents, attend to document legalization (where necessary), comply with priority document requirements
- Review and maintain a docket of associated deadlines of assigned clients
- Timely report official communications to the client and foreign associates
- Consistently achieve billable hour expectation set by the firm (including approved non-billable time)
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Skills
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience in patent prosecution required
- Must have a high school diploma (or equivalent)
- Thorough knowledge of patent procedural requirements of USPTO practices required
- College degree and/or a paralegal certificate from a school approved by the ABA is preferred
- If residing in California must meet requirements to be a Paralegal as defined by the State of California
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) Retirement
- Disability and Life insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Backup Care for Dependents
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