Legal Assistant - Patent Prosecution

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Legal Assistant - Patent Prosecution

The candidate will prepare new applications and related documents for filing with USPTO. Prepare responses and/or amendments to Office Actions. Prepare formal documents, obtain appropriate signatures, and follow up as needed. Draft routine correspondence and prepare documents and forms for attorney review. Retrieve information from the USPTO website and other Internet research. File Information Disclosure Statements (IDS), and maintain citation records for related families as needed. Maintain and respond to docket and stat bar items on a daily basis. Finalize and distribute attorney-client privileged and confidential correspondence. Prepare and forward client reporting letters/emails. Perform conflict checks and open new matter numbers for clients. Assist attorneys with time entries, expense reports, and invoice approvals. Schedule meetings, including webinars, teleconferences, and videoconferences, and coordinate meeting space and catering. Maintain electronic files for current caseloads. Assist attorneys with other administrative tasks or special projects as needed. Should have a High school diploma; 5 years of patent prosecution experience; experience filing with USPTO; knowledge of USPTO rules and practices, including docketing, public/private PAIR, national stage prosecution, and formality requirements; proficiency with MS Office Suite; IP Litigation and foreign patent prosecution experience; experience with IPDAS software. Proven proofreading and editing skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment; strong typing, organizational, written, and oral communication skills. Must be detail-oriented and able to balance multiple tasks with proven time management skills.

Company info

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd
Ten South Wacker Drive Suite 3000
Chicago
Illinois
United States 60606-7407
Website : https://bannerwitcoff.com/