• Prepare patent applications based on attorney drafts and attorney instructions • Prepare reporting letters to clients regarding correspondence from USPTO • Coordinate foreign filing activities and communicate with foreign agents • Review incoming correspondence from USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) and foreign counsel and upload all correspondence from client and foreign counsel to DMS • Finalize and transmit filings to USPTO via e-filing systems (EFS-Web, Patent Center) – including faxing and/or mailing (attorney to verify before all filings)

• Support multiple attorneys within IP law • Prepare and file prosecution applications, Pay requisite fees; Maintain registration and annuity fees • File assignments, Prepare office action responses and reporting out letters to clients • Contact clients and foreign associates by phone, e-mail, or through meetings

• Docket US and foreign patent & trademark actions • Manage correspondence and accurately enter into database and record keeping system • Regularly and effectively communicate docket standards, protocols, and procedures to ensure understanding and compliance within department.

• Support multiple attorneys within IP law • Draft letters and official documents • Prepare and file trademark & patent applications, Pay maintenance fees/annuities; • File patent assignments, Prepare patent & trademark office action responses, IDS preparation & corrections • Contact clients by phone, e-mail, or through meetings

• Greeting clients and visitors and answering inquiries, • Answering and routing incoming calls on a multi-line telephone system • Scheduling and routing clients legal filing system and client files • Ordering supplies, Collecting and routing mail and hand-delivered packages • Scanning, photocopying, faxing and filing documents

• Schedule & assign appointments for 250+ vendors/linguists • Prepare daily and monthly reports, Complete daily logs • Maintain & update vendor /clients data • Able to anticipate potential problems and create contingency plans to ensure work is accurate and timely • High volume telephone communication

• Assisting customers and answering questions regarding Asian culture • Managing stock in back warehouse • File management for owners of the store and filing accordingly

Paralegal certification

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