Patent Paralegal Project Coordinator
Sun IP’s industry-leading patent translation, foreign filing, patent and trademark renewals, and annuity solutions empower intellectual property professionals to protect innovation globally.
This position involves overseeing and managing patent filing requests. You will work closely with clients, translators, and internal teams to ensure timely delivery of requests within scope and to the highest standards.
Your role entails coordinating various aspects of patent filings, including budgeting, scheduling, docketing, document submission, and quality assurance.
This is a full-time, remote position requiring you to commit to working Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Proficiency in English (spoken and written) is required for this role as you will be working with English-speaking teammates and clients.
* Preparing all documents required for European Patent (EP), Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), and foreign applications.
* Proactively initiating preparation of 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 proactively ensuring that related deadlines are met in a timely manner.
Key qualifications for success include:
* 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
* Strong experience implementing translation tools into existing workflows.
* Comfort working with Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools, such as memoQ, and various Machine Translation engines.
* Ability to define processes and standards for translation and quality assurance.
* Skilled at training internal and external users in MTPE & TM workflows.
* Skilled at vendor recruitment and negotiations.