Job Description
Experienced Trademark Paralegal position in San Diego, CA
- Job Responsibilities:
- Assist attorneys in all aspects of trademark registration, maintenance, renewals, and administrative proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and trademark offices in other countries.
- Obtain information from clients relevant to trademark matters; conduct trademark clearance searches; review office actions and summarize issues for attorneys; review and analyze official communications and reporting to attorneys and clients; draft correspondences to clients about trademark matters; prepare and file trademark prosecution forms, including recordation of assignments and power of attorneys; ensure timely compliance to all official deadlines; communicate with trademark colleagues in foreign countries regarding clients’ trademark matters; report deadlines to docket clerk and instruct accordingly; and meet other responsibilities that arise in providing paralegal support for clients’ trademark matters.
- Assist in intellectual property enforcement matters by preparing and filing various pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and similar documents.
- Review and coordinate attorneys’ billings.
- Perform administrative support functions such as preparing agendas and reports for client meetings, maintaining spreadsheets of clients’ intellectual property portfolios, coordinating and scheduling meetings, and maintaining organization of internal files.
- Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or a Paralegal Certificate.
- Minimum of five years of Intellectual Property Paralegal experience, including significant experience with trademark matters.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.
- Preferred but not required: experience with patent and copyright matters.
- Working knowledge of USPTO rules and electronic filing systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Work independently, taking initiative to move projects to conclusion.
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Remote position if living in southern CA; hybrid position if living in San Diego.
Remote
About the Company:
LaBine and Associates
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