Merchant & Gould P.C.

Patent Prosecution Legal Assistant – Hybrid

Merchant & Gould P.C.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Minneapolis • Minnesota • United States

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Salary

💰 $65,000 - $85,000 per year

About the role

  • 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
  • Other administrative tasks and projects as may be assigned

Requirements

  • BA degree and/or paralegal certificate or minimum of 5 years experience in U.S. patent prosecution
  • Familiarity with electronic case management systems and USPTO rules and requirements
  • Familiarity with the prosecution of U.S. Trademark applications a plus
  • Ability to work comfortably with advanced computer software (after training) and effectively use and maintain a computer database
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) required
  • Ability to work independently and meet critical deadlines under supervision of attorney
  • Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints
  • High level of responsibility, dedication and accuracy required
Benefits
  • a competitive salary
  • a comprehensive benefits package that includes employee medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D insurance
  • short- and long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • ten firm holidays
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Hard Skills & Tools
U.S. patent prosecutionpatent applicationsPreliminary AmendmentsInformation Disclosure StatementsResponses to Missing PartsAssignmentsAmendmentsIssue FeesU.S. Trademark applicationsdocketing
Soft Skills
client managementcommunicationorganizationprioritizationindependenceresponsibilitydedicationaccuracytime managementadaptability
Certifications
BA degreeparalegal certificate