Location
Carlsbad, CA | United States
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Job Description
One of San Diego’s oldest and most prestigious law firms, has an opening for an experienced Trademark Paralegal. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Job Responsibilities: - Assist attorneys in all aspects of trademark registration, maintenance, enforcement, renewals, and administrative proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and trademark offices in other countries.
- Obtain information from clients relevant to trademark matters, conduct trademark clearance searches, analyze office actions and other official communications, write correspondence to clients about trademark matters, prepare and file prosecution forms, ensure timely compliance to all official deadlines, communicate with trademark colleagues in other countries for clients, and meet other responsibilities that arise in providing paralegal support for our clients’ trademark matters.
- Assist in intellectual property enforcement matters by preparing, filing and/or sending demand letters, various pleadings, motions, discovery responses, and similar documents.
- Review and coordinate attorneys’ billings.
- Perform administrative support functions such as preparing agendas and reports for client meetings, maintaining spreadsheets of clients’ intellectual property portfolios, coordinating and scheduling meetings, managing vendor invoices, docketing, and maintaining organization of internal files.
Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree or a Paralegal Certificate.
- Minimum of five years of trademark Paralegal experience, including opposition and cancellation proceedings.
- Preferred but not required: experience with patent and copyright matters.
- Working knowledge of USPTO rules and electronic filing systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and WebTMS trademark docketing system.
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail.
Benefits: - Competitive pay - based on experience
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Ongoing training and development
- Workplace culture that promotes healthy work-life balance.
Next Steps:
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply and email me directly in confidence.
[email protected] All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
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