Patent Coordinator

Womble⠀Bond⠀Dickinson⠀(US) LLP,⠀a⠀transatlantic⠀law firm,⠀seeks a⠀Patent⠀Coordinator⠀for their⠀Houston⠀office.⠀This role⠀will⠀support⠀members of⠀the⠀Intellectual⠀Property⠀Practice⠀Group⠀focused on⠀patent⠀prosecution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare⠀and file⠀US patent⠀applications
• Provide⠀legal⠀administrative⠀support⠀for patent⠀prosecution⠀(working⠀with⠀attorneys⠀and patent⠀agents to⠀prepare⠀and file⠀prosecution⠀papers)
• Attend⠀to various⠀patent-related⠀formalities⠀(Powers of⠀Attorney,⠀responses⠀to⠀pre-examination⠀notices,⠀papers to⠀make⠀corrections,⠀etc.)
• Manage⠀collection⠀and filing⠀of formal⠀documents⠀(inventor⠀declarations,⠀assignments)
• Prepare⠀and file⠀Information⠀Disclosure⠀Statements
• Review⠀Patent⠀Term⠀Adjustment⠀determinations,⠀proofing⠀patents,⠀filing⠀Certificates⠀of⠀Correction,⠀and⠀similar⠀activities
• Special⠀projects⠀as needed⠀(handling⠀portfolio⠀transfers,⠀client⠀reports,⠀etc.)
• Enter⠀billable⠀time,⠀docket⠀management,⠀and file⠀maintenance.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s⠀degree and⠀at least⠀one to two⠀years of⠀patent-related⠀experience⠀preferred.
• The⠀candidate⠀must have⠀excellent⠀computer⠀skills and⠀a strong⠀knowledge⠀of⠀standard⠀office⠀software⠀(e.g., MS⠀Word,⠀Outlook,⠀Excel, and⠀Adobe⠀Acrobat).
• Must⠀have great⠀attention⠀to detail⠀and a⠀disciplined⠀eye for⠀quality⠀checking⠀document⠀accuracy.