Trademark Paralegal
A large intellectual property law firm has an opening for a full time Trademark Paralegal. The paralegal will work at the site of a major client in Auburn Hills.
The successful candidate will be a college graduate with 5 or more years of trademark experience. Trademark database skills are a plus.
Job responsibilities include the following.
- Draft, edit and proofread correspondence and documents
- Maintain calendar and schedule appointments for attorneys
- Coordinate meetings, travel, and conferences
- Process check requests, billing and expense reports
- Perform general administrative tasks of filing, mailing, answering phone calls
- Maintain trademark docket to ensure deadlines are met (filing dates, office action deadlines, registration dates, renewal dates, opposition/cancellation deadlines, update remarks, etc.)
- Open, organize, and maintain trademark files and records
- Advise trademark counsel of approaching deadlines so appropriate action can be taken.
- Prepare and distribute trademark status reports for distribution to counsel, management, and other client groups as needed
- Assist with preparation of legal documents
- Arrange for legalization of documents and obtain copies of corporate documents
- with preparation of supporting material for trademark oppositions and litigation
- Work with client groups to obtain product samples and other sales and use information to support prosecution of trademark applications and other proceedings
- Assist with trademark e-filings and filing of foreign trademark applications and with necessary correspondence with foreign agents during prosecution
- Assist with maintenance of USPTO deposit account
- Assist with correspondence, documentation and recording of trademark chain-of-title resulting from assignments, name changes, address changes, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures
- Run trademark database reports as requested
- Maintain consent agreements records
- Instruct/oversee annual renewals
- Handle all coordination with IT re domain name issues
- Conduct preliminary trademark searches/review trademark searches
- Coordinate trademark investigations and trademark clearance searches
- Respond to third party requests for permission to use corporate trademarks/copyrights
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To apply for this position, send resume with salary requirements to troyhr@hdp.com
