LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Trademark IP Paralegal in San Diego, CA! This is a permanent opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Assist attorneys in all aspects of trademark registration, maintenance, renewals, and administrative proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and trademark offices in other countries.
- Obtain information from clients relevant to trademark matters; conduct trademark clearance searches;
- Review office actions and summarize issues for attorneys;
- Review and analyze official communications and reporting to attorneys and clients; draft correspondences to clients about trademark matters;
- Prepare and file trademark prosecution forms, including recordation of assignments and power of attorneys;
- Ensure timely compliance to all official deadlines; communicate with trademark colleagues in foreign countries regarding clients trademark matters;
- report deadlines to docket clerk and instruct accordingly; and meet other responsibilities that arise in providing paralegal support for clients trademark matters.
- Assist in intellectual property enforcement matters by preparing and filing various pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and similar documents.
- Review and coordinate attorneys billings.
- Perform administrative support functions such as preparing agendas and reports for client meetings,
- Maintaining spreadsheets of clients intellectual property portfolios, coordinating and scheduling meetings, and maintaining organization of internal files.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree or a Paralegal Certificate.
- Minimum of five years of Intellectual Property Paralegal experience, including significant experience with trademark matters.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.
- Preferred but not required: experience with patent and copyright matters.
- Working knowledge of USPTO rules and electronic filing systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Work independently, taking initiative to move projects to conclusion.
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Salary: $80,000 - $100,000 per year
