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Banner Witcoff is Hiring a Legal Assistant (Patent Prosecution) Near Chicago, IL
- High school diploma
- Minimum of 3 years of patent prosecution experience
- Experience filing with USPTO
- Knowledge of USPTO rules and practices, including docketing, public/private PAIR, national stage prosecution and formality requirements
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite
- IP Litigation and foreign patent prosecution experience
- Experience with IPDAS software
- Proven proofreading and editing skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong typing, organizational, written and oral communication skills
- Must be detail-oriented and able to balance multiple tasks with proven time management skills
- Prepare new applications and related documents for filing with USPTO
- Prepare responses and/or amendments to Office Actions
- Prepare formal documents, obtain appropriate signatures, and follow-up as needed
- Draft routine correspondence and prepare documents and forms for attorney review
- Retrieve information from USPTO website and other Internet research
- File Information Disclosure Statements (IDS), maintain citation records for related families as needed
- Maintain and respond to docket and stat bar items on a daily basis
- Finalize and distribute attorney-client privileged and confidential correspondence
- Prepare and forward client reporting letters/emails
- Perform conflict checks and open new matter numbers for clients
- Assist attorneys with time entries, expense reports, and invoice approvals
- Schedule meetings, including webinars, teleconferences and videoconferences, and coordinate meeting space and catering
- Maintain electronic files for current caseloads
- Assist attorneys with other administrative tasks or special projects as needed
Job Summary
Full Time
Business Services
$55k-70k (estimate)
01/09/2024
04/06/2024
bannerwitcoff.com
CHICAGO, IL
200 - 500
1920
CHARLES MILLER
$10M - $50M
Business Services
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About Banner Witcoff
For 100 years Banner Witcoff has provided sound protection and inventive intellectual property solutions for some of the worlds most innovative organizations. Our team of seasoned litigators fiercely protects, enforces and defends our clienteles IP and interestsall over the world. We pride ourselves on our vast knowledge of IP law, serving all its facets, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, computer franchise, unfair competitions law and more. Offices in Chicago, D.C., Boston and Portland.
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