Docketing Specialist
Core
Manage critical patent prosecution docketing functions, ensuring compliance with firm policies and statutory deadlines for domestic and foreign patent matters.
Role type
Senior administrative specialist (patent prosecution docketing)
Builds
Timely patent prosecution workflows and accurate docketing databases for law firm clients
Domain
Legal services / Intellectual Property / Patent Law
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Patent prosecution docketing, USPTO rules, international patent procedures, statutory deadline calculation, patent correspondence analysis, database management, quality review of docketed events
Preferred skills
College or business education, experience in corporate legal departments
Technologies
Patent docketing databases, USPTO websites
Responsibilities
Maintain docketing databases for domestic and foreign patent prosecution matters; review and determine actions and due dates from patent filing communications; prepare scheduled docket reports for clients and legal teams; ensure database integrity through quality reviews; escalate discrepancies in deadlines or matter information.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, independent contributor
