Patent Paralegal Project Coordinator
As a highly skilled Patent Paralegal Project Coordinator, you will oversee and manage patent filing requests from start to finish.
Your role involves coordinating various aspects of patent filings, including budgeting, scheduling, docketing, document submission, and quality assurance. You will work closely with clients, translators, and internal teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
This is a full-time, remote position working in Pacific Standard Time (United States time zone). You must commit to regular working hours, Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm PST.
Proficiency in English (spoken and written) is required as you will interact with English-speaking teammates and clients.
Key Responsibilities:
* Preparing all necessary documents for EP, PCT, and foreign applications.
* Proactively initiating responses to official communications and notifications.
* Coordinating filings of EP/international and foreign patent applications and related correspondence from filing to issuance of grant.
* Monitoring assigned cases and ensuring timely completion of tasks.
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
* 1-2 years of experience as a patent paralegal in a law firm or corporate setting.
* Experience working with EP, PCT, and foreign applications.
* Strong organizational, leadership, and management abilities.
* Significant experience managing complex projects.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
* SUCCESSFUL track record of collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience implementing translation tools into existing workflows.
* Comfort working with CAT tools and Machine Translation engines.
* Ability to define processes and standards for translation and quality assurance.
* Skilled at training users in MTPE & TM workflows.
* Skilled at vendor recruitment and negotiations.