Merchant & Gould P.C.

Legal Assistant

• Provides client management support for attorney, not limited to written and verbal communications with clients along with maintaining docket and client specific procedures.
• Assists attorney in prosecuting patent applications in the United States and various foreign countries.
• Establishes and maintains patent files: opens files, prepares documents for filing including, patent applications, Preliminary Amendments, Information Disclosure Statements, Responses to Missing Parts, Assignments, Amendments, payments of Issue Fees, etc.
• Reviews all incoming correspondence from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign associates for essential docketing.
• Maintain clients’ portfolios by being proactive in facilitating communication between attorney and client.
• Maintains and updates docketing log spreadsheet.
• On-going verbal and written communication with attorneys, clients and foreign associates.

Patent Prosecution Legal Assistant

• Provides client management support for attorney
• Assists attorney in prosecuting patent applications
• Establishes and maintains patent files
• Reviews all incoming correspondence from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office