Patent Paralegal
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About the Role
This position is will support the patent attorneys in routine procedural work, translation work and other administration. A candidate with a patent background is preferred. Deta.
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Responsibilities
- Perform procedural work for new patent filings including confirming instructions and preparing applications
- Assist with design application filings including preparing drawings and documents
- Handle procedural work for official notices, prepare reports and responses
- Report office actions and prepare responses based on client instructions
- Conduct patent searches, download documents, and screen targets
- Navigate UAE and Saudi Arabia Patent Office Portals for filings and payments
- Monitor deadlines and send annuity reminders
- Prepare cost estimates and quotes for clients
Requirements
- Patent background preferred
- Procedural work in relation to new filings
- Ability to prepare and file patent applications
- Experience with patent office portals (UAE, Saudi Arabia)
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Role Summary
- This position will support the patent attorneys in routine procedural work, translation work and other administration.
- A candidate with a patent background is preferred.
Details of Responsibility
- Procedural work in relation to new filings (confirming new filing instructions; preparing and filing application, monitoring deadlines and filing request for substantive examination);
- Preliminary work of design filing (assisting with the design application filings: setting up matter codes, preparing drawings/application documents, etc).
- Procedural work in relation to Official Notices (preparing reports and response to formal examination reports, monitoring deadline and corresponding with clients re reminders, posting corresponding fixed fee);
- Reporting office actions (substantive examination);
- Preparing responses to office actions (substantive examination) and amended claims based on clients detailed instructions;
- Procedural work in relation to Official Notices (preparation of Reports and translation of official notice at the beginning, ideally gradually taking over all the responsibilities thereof, i.e. reporting to client directly, recording correspondence, posting corresponding fixed fee);
- Invoice related work (checking payment status, monitor client payment status, chasing payment);
- 10% Other procedural work (preparing routine late filing/rectification documents);
- Patent Search, download and preliminary screen (conducting necessary patent search and downloading worldwide patent documents and screening target documents upon required);
- Checking results of search reports from foreign patent office / agents and compiling draft search report letters to client reporting results of searches;
- Navigating the UAE and Saudi Arabia Patent Office Portal. Filing cases at the UAE Online Patent Portal, paying annuities, uploading documents, requesting amendments, etc.
- Checking and reporting letters patent;
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