Duke Careers

OTC Legal Coordinator

Duke Careers

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States

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Salary

💰 $48,960 - $77,928 per year

About the role

  • Manage and maintain accurate, complete, and highly confidential records for intellectual property matters handled by OTC
  • Open and maintain electronic files for new patent, copyright and trademark matters
  • Coordinate the preparation, execution, and retention of legal documents related to patent prosecution
  • Assist in-house counsel with the filing of US provisional patent applications
  • Administer the University’s intellectual property compliance obligations under Bayh-Dole and related Federal agencies
  • Prepare financial reports, cost estimates, and docketing forecasts for active technologies
  • Compose, edit, and distribute formal correspondence on behalf of the Director of Legal Affairs

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree generally required
  • Requires four years working in related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience
  • Possess working knowledge of basic patent law and with filing procedures of US provisional patent applications
  • Familiarity with Bayh-Dole compliance and iEdison reportings preferred
  • Excellent customer service, interpersonal, teamwork, written/verbal communication, time management and organizational skills
  • Detail-oriented and accurate in all tasks
  • Proficiency with SAP and MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) software
  • Familiarity with technology transfer, licensing, contract language, legal terms, patent prosecution and intellectual property matters
Benefits
  • comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
  • generous retirement benefits
  • wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
patent lawfiling proceduresintellectual property compliancefinancial reportingcost estimationdocketing forecaststechnology transferlicensingcontract languagepatent prosecution
Soft Skills
customer serviceinterpersonal skillsteamworkwritten communicationverbal communicationtime managementorganizational skillsdetail-orientedaccuracy
Certifications
Bachelor's degree