Docketing Specialist
Core
Manage critical patent prosecution docketing functions, ensuring compliance with firm policies and procedures for domestic and foreign patent matters.
Role type
Senior administrative specialist (patent prosecution docketing)
Builds
Docketing databases and reports for attorneys, paralegals, and clients
Domain
Legal services / Intellectual Property
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Patent prosecution docketing, USPTO rules, international patent procedures, statutory deadlines, patent correspondence analysis, deadline calculation, database quality review, report preparation
Preferred skills
College or business education, additional experience with PCT filings
Technologies
Docketing databases, patent image scanning tools
Responsibilities
Maintain docketing databases for domestic and foreign patent prosecution matters; review and determine actions and due dates from patent filing communications; review websites to ascertain status of patents; ensure integrity of the patent database via quality review; prepare scheduled and specially requested docket reports; assist with special projects.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, independent contributor