GEICO

Paralegal, Intellectual Property, Patent

GEICO

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chevy Chase • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $92,250 - $144,525 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Collaborate with and provide general support to IP counsel for patent and trademark-related activities
  • Assist IP counsel with managing outside counsel responsible for handling patent and trademark filings
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of the company’s patent and trademark portfolio
  • Prepare and generate docket reports and prioritized action item lists to support patent and trademark prosecution events and corresponding deadlines
  • Ensure filing and prosecution deadlines are accurately docketed and monitored
  • Create matters in IP management system and confirm data integrity between IP management system and other systems such as legal billing system
  • Assist with creating and maintaining recurring metrics, analytics, and reporting within IP management system
  • Manage the intake and initial processing of new invention disclosures, ensuring accurate documentation and timely review
  • Support the preparation, collection, and recordation of formal documents for filing new patent applications
  • Collaborate with IP counsel to collect evidence of use for trademark registration filings and renewals
  • Support IP counsel for projects as needed, including by collecting and organizing relevant documentation and verifying accuracy of data
  • Support IP counsel on transactional matters, including IP licensing administration and management
  • Perform administrative duties to facilitate department operations, including managing correspondence, calendars, scheduling arrangements, and filing of expenses

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a U.S. patent prosecution paralegal (required)
  • Solid understanding of USPTO rules, IDS practice, and docketing systems
  • Experience with trademark prosecution (preferred)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office® applications (e.g., Word®, Excel®, Outlook®, PowerPoint®) and experience with IP management systems (experience with IP Folio® preferred)
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Professionalism, discretion, and a collaborative approach.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
  • Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
  • Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
  • Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
patent prosecutiontrademark prosecutiondocketingdata integritymetricsanalyticsdocument preparationevidence collectionIP licensing administrationadministrative duties
Soft skills
communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailprofessionalismdiscretioncollaborationtask managementprioritization
Certifications
Bachelor's degree