You haven't searched anything yet.
Job Description:
Global Patent Solutions, LLC (GPS) has grown to become one of the nation’s leading intellectual property (IP) research and consulting firms. In addition to supporting the nation’s leading technology companies and IP law firms, GPS is a premier provider of IP-related services to the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
Our ongoing success and growth is creating the need for us to expand our Team. Specifically, we are presently seeking motivated Paralegal/Legal Assistant’s to work with us performing paralegal services in support of a contract with the Trademark Office at the USPTO. The Trademark Office has experienced a historic surge of new trademark filings over the past year, and they have also seen an increase in suspicious trademark application submissions ranging from inaccurate to fraudulent. As part of their response to these challenges, the USPTO is engaging support from GPS to provide a solution. This is an opportunity to leverage your experience and background to assist the USPTO’s efforts to protect the integrity and accuracy of the trademark registry and keep the system effective for everyone. In addition to the immediate opportunity this position affords today, the knowledge you will gain, and the skills employed while performing this job, will position you well for future IP career opportunities. Come grow with us!
Responsibilities:
The individual in this role will need to be able to work independently and manage multiple concurrent priorities, with minimal oversight. It is expected that the individual, once trained, will be able to prioritize their own work to ensure all quality and timeliness commitments are met to the full satisfaction of our customer (the USPTO). It is also anticipated that this position will provide oversight, mentoring, and guidance for less senior Paralegal resources. Specific accountabilities include:
* Conducting preliminary legal research and summarizing findings including trademark classification searching and analysis
* Gathering and analyzing statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, documents and other data
* Managing correspondence material for and from applicants and registrants
* Performing preliminary evaluation of specimens of use submitted with trademark applications to determine whether they include characteristics suggesting that the goods displayed on the specimen are not in actual use in commerce;
* Reviewing e-commerce sites to look for factors inconsistent with being a true point of sale;
* Reviewing identifications of goods/services for conformance with procedural requirements;
* Reviewing domicile information for conformance with the USPTO’s rules of practice;
* Assisting with organizing efficient examination of applications; and
* Assisting with compiling information for administrative letters and Show Cause Orders.
* Keeping law library up-to-date by monitoring legal volumes
* Assisting with other tasks as needed, including but not limited to:
* Researching web sites to determine their ownership and whether the sites are in actual operation;
* Researching applicant information to clarify concerns about trademark ownership and domicile addresses;
* Researching or verifying attorney information provided in trademark filings; and
Overarching Expectations:
Experience:
GPS is seeking support personnel who have knowledge and experience in U.S. Trademark prosecution.
Qualifications:
Full Time
Professional Associations
$71k-88k (estimate)
05/07/2023
06/03/2024
globalpatentsolutions.com
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
50 - 100
2005
KATHRYN ODLAND
<$5M
Professional Associations