Patent Paralegal (Junior)
Halvorsen & Pike IP LLP · Alexandria, VA
Jun, 2024
Docket 420+ active US and PCT matters in Foundation IP with zero missed statutory or bar-date deadlines.
Prepare and file 60+ Information Disclosure Statements per quarter via USPTO Patent Center, including SB/08 forms and reference uploads.
Assemble office-action response packages, claim charts, and fee worksheets for 6 prosecution attorneys.
Coordinate PCT national-phase entries in 14 jurisdictions with foreign associates, tracking 30/31-month deadlines and translation requirements.
Patent Docketing Assistant
Northfield Medical Technologies (in-house legal) · Arlington, VA
Aug, 2022 · May, 2024
Maintained the maintenance-fee calendar for a 1,100-patent portfolio, saving $38K in late-surcharge exposure.
Ran prior-art searches on Espacenet and Google Patents for 40+ invention disclosures to support filing decisions.
Built an assignment-recordation tracker that cut recordation lag from 21 to 6 days.
Reconciled Patent Center status data against the docket monthly, correcting 120+ discrepancies.
Legal Intern
Potomac Inventors' Clinic · Washington, DC
Jan, 2022 · May, 2022
Drafted provisional application cover sheets and micro-entity certifications for 25 independent inventors.
Organized inventor intake files and ran conflict checks for every new clinic matter.
Prepared filing checklists and USPTO fee calculations reviewed by supervising attorneys.