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Pierce Atwood LLP · 2 days ago

Legal Administrative Assistant [Patent]

Portsmouth, NH

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

2+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Opening new client matters

Maintaining electronic patent prosecution files

Preparing patent application filing documents, including application data sheets, declarations, powers of attorney, assignments, and PCT requests

Managing the signature workflow for formal documents (e.g., declarations, assignments, and powers of attorney)

Recording and filing documents with the USPTO

Drafting reporting letters for incoming USPTO and non-US patent office documents as well as foreign agent correspondence

Preparing office action response shells and attending to electronic filings of responses

Drafting information disclosure statements and obtaining foreign art and non-patent literature

Reviewing incoming documents for prior art to cite in information disclosure statements

Corresponding with foreign agents

Overseeing attorney dockets and calendars to ensure deadlines are met and actions are timely reported to clients

Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of USPTO procedures

Other duties as required

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Patent FilingPatent ProsecutionPatent Docketing SystemsDocument ManagementPatent CenterEPCTMS WordAdobe AcrobatMS ExcelMS PowerPointAttention to Detail

Required

Bachelor’s degree or minimum of 2-4 years of work experience supporting a litigation practice, or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Knowledge of U.S. and foreign patent filing and prosecution

Knowledge of Word, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, PowerPoint, standard patent docketing systems, and standard document management databases

Proficiency in Patent Center and ePCT

Consistent attention to detail

Company

Pierce Atwood LLP

Pierce Atwood LLP, a highly-regarded, full-service law firm based in New England, has 150 attorneys who serve regional, national, and international clients from offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and Washington, DC.

Founded in 1891

New England, North Dakota, USA

201-500 employees