IP Specialist

Denver, CO

Summary

A national growing law firm is hiring and has an opening for an IP Specialist located in our Denver office.  This role could be considered to be hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Draft shell amendments for Attorney use to respond to domestic and foreign actions.
• Tracking and managing IP dockets and deadline via CPi.
• Distribute and track work that is assigned to paralegals and other associates.
• Open and maintain new patent matters to include complete prosecution history. The matters should include: applications as filed, responses to actions as filed, notices issued by the PTO, correspondence with client and/or foreign agents, etc.
• Responsible for generating and filing Information Disclosure Statements (IDSs). Need strong research skills in order to obtain necessary non-patent literature documents and foreign publications for submission with the IDSs.
• Review issued patents and registered trademarks for errors, determine expiration date of patents and trademarks, and prepare certificate of correction, if necessary.
• Responsible for drafting reporting letters for attorney review and circulating to clients after approval.
• Responsible for scheduling and coordinating travel arrangements (Attorney travel)
• Responsible for overseeing invoice payments/expenses/reimbursements (Chrome River)
• Responsible for preparing engagement letters
• Coordinate tracking of CLE for attorneys

Requirements

• Ability and willingness to participate as part of a devoted team of patent specialists, paralegals, docketers and attorneys.
• Comprehensive knowledge of both domestic and foreign intellectual property processes and policies (specifically: utility patents, design patents, and trademarks).
• Comprehensive knowledge of the different types of IP databases (ePCT, USPTO, Espacenet, WIPO, etc).
• Strong communication skills. Will communicate with clients and foreign agents regularly.
• Exceptional typing skills; ability to draft and/or edit documents accurately and efficiently.
• Billing requirement is 450 hours/year.
• Able to effectively communicate with their assigned attorneys, set priorities, meet deadlines and manage multiple patent-related projects.
• Ability to generate and manage client portfolios.
• Excellent attention to detail regarding assigned projects or tasks (i.e. calendaring, scheduling meeting, file openings, etc).
• Proficient in, inTapp, Document Management system, and Microsoft programs (Word, Visio, Excel and Outlook) or is a fast learner.
• Annually complete eight hours of continued technical education through the training department

Compensation

The budgeted salary range for this position is $90,000 – $115,000.