Job Description:
Global Patent Solutions, LLC (GPS) has grown to become one of the
nation’s leading intellectual property (IP) research and consulting
firms. In addition to supporting the nation’s leading technology
companies and IP law firms, GPS is a premier provider of IP-related
services to the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
Our ongoing success and growth is creating the need for us to expand
our Team. Specifically, we are presently seeking motivated Paralegals
to work with us performing paralegal services in support of a contract
with the Trademark Office at the USPTO. The Trademark Office has
experienced a historic surge of new trademark filings over the past
year, and they have also seen an increase in suspicious trademark
application submissions ranging from inaccurate to fraudulent. As part
of their response to these challenges, the USPTO is engaging support
from GPS to provide a solution. This is an opportunity to leverage
your experience and background to assist the USPTO’s efforts to
protect the integrity and accuracy of the trademark registry and keep
the system effective for everyone. In addition to the immediate
opportunity this position affords today, the knowledge you will gain,
and the skills employed while performing this job, will position you
well for future IP career opportunities. Come grow with us!
Responsibilities:
The individual in this role will need to be able to work
independently and manage multiple concurrent priorities, with minimal
oversight. It is expected that the individual, once trained, will be
able to prioritize their own work to ensure all quality and timeliness
commitments are met to the full satisfaction of our customer (the
USPTO). Specific accountabilities include:
* Conducting preliminary legal research and summarizing findings
* Gathering and analyzing statutes, decisions, and legal articles,
codes, documents and other data
* Managing correspondence material for and from applicants and registrants
* Performing preliminary evaluation of specimens of use submitted
with trademark applications to determine whether they include
characteristics suggesting that the goods displayed on the specimen
are not in actual use in commerce;
* Reviewing e-commerce sites to look for factors inconsistent with
being a true point of sale;
* Reviewing identifications of goods/services for conformance with
procedural requirements;
* Reviewing domicile information for conformance with the USPTO’s
rules of practice;
* Assisting with organizing efficient examination of applications; and
* Assisting with compiling information for administrative letters and
Show Cause Orders.
* Keeping law library up-to-date by monitoring legal volumes
* Assisting with other tasks as needed
Overarching Expectations:
- Quality: For GPS, quality is at the pinnacle of the work we
perform. Employees must share in our belief and commitment of
providing the highest quality of work.
- Timeliness: Meeting agreed upon deadlines will be vital to success.
- Continuous Improvement: Employees must be committed to continuous
improvement, availing themselves of training and educational
resources provided by GPS, the USPTO, and/or otherwise publicly available.
- Independent Self-Starter: The individual in this role will need to
be able to work independently and manage multiple concurrent
priorities, with minimal oversight. It is expected that the
individual, once trained, will be able to prioritize their own work
to ensure all quality and timeliness commitments are met to the full
satisfaction of our customer (the USPTO).
- Teamwork:Lead by example. Exemplify the positive attributes
necessary to create and maintain a culture committed to high
performance and support for both individual and collective
team-member success.
Experience:
GPS is seeking support personnel who have knowledge and experience in
U.S. Trademark prosecution.
- At a minimum, personnel should have at least 1 to 3 years of
relevant experience and familiarization with the statutes,
regulations, and processes governing Trademarks, including the
Trademark Act, the Trademark Rules of Practice, and the TMEP.
- While not required, additional experience in non-IP areas that
involve investigating addresses, entity structures and individuals,
such as bankruptcy and collections, would be beneficial.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of four (4) years of job experience
- Must be a U.S. citizen or reside in the U.S for the most recent
two years as a work-eligible legal resident. (Employment will be
subject to security clearance.)
- Excellent time management skills to properly plan and complete all
work on-time.
- Proficiency with computer databases, online research tools,
spreadsheets and word processing software
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Exceptional research and analytical skills
- Ability to investigate facts and laws of cases, search public
records and other resources to prepare cases and determine causes of action
- Detail-oriented