IP Specialist – Floater

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Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt LLP (“Oblon”) seeks an experienced IP Legal Secretary (“IP Specialist”) to provide administrative and patent prosecution support to the Firm’s Electrical/Mechanical (E/M) Patent Prosecution Practice Group. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Prosecution Practice Group. Ability to work remotely, after initial training period.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Handling work associated with one of our Chinese clients.
• Support all areas of patent prosecution from preparation and filing of new patent applications through allowance, and all prosecution filings in between.
• Maintain attorney docket to monitor PTO deadlines, client deadlines, and attorney calendars to ensure that action due dates are timely met.
• Schedule appointments for timekeepers, organizing, updating and maintaining electronic filing systems of professional, administrative and prosecution case files.
• Prepare client reporting letters.
• Maintain current knowledge of U.S. filing procedures and rules relating to patent prosecution.
• Keep abreast of firm and client procedures.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in an IP legal secretarial role.
• Chinese language skills a plus.
• Experience and/or education in patent prosecution is required.
• Proactive, with ability to anticipate attorney and client needs.
• Superior communication and writing skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve conflicts with minimal direction.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects.
• Possess a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Japanese or French language skills a plus.

Salary range: $70,000 to $75,000. The firm offers many benefits, including 401k, medical insurance with prescription coverage, HSA, FSA, dental insurance, vision insurance, EAP, group and supplemental life insurance, long-term care, STD, LTD, individual disability income protection, critical illness, accident, pet and legal insurance, onsite parking.

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