McCarter & English LLP is actively seeking a Foreign Filing Specialist for any of its office locations. If you have the appropriate experience, we invite you to consider joining our team. Please send your resume and cover letter to the attention of Christine Lydon, Esq., at recruiting@mccarter.com.
Responsibilities
- Preparing/filing PCT and 371 applications
- Preparing filing packages and monitoring foreign filings, including direct national, national/regional phase, and design applications
- Preparing/filing documents/responses in PCT applications (i.e. correct defects, furnish sequence listing, Ch. II Demands, 92bis requests, etc.)
- Corresponding with clients/foreign associates regarding filing formalities
- Monitoring foreign patent docket daily
- Reviewing/analyzing correspondence from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), World Intellectual Property Organization, foreign national patent offices, and foreign associates
- Preparing cost estimates for international patent filings using licensed software
- Assisting with intake of foreign patent portfolios, including reviewing file histories and liaising with foreign associates
- Performing research/compiling data as requested by attorneys/clients
- Attending to special projects (i.e. changes in foreign patent ownership)
- Keeping abreast of international and foreign national patent prosecution rules and serving as resource for attorneys/assistants/clients
Qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Analytical thinker with proven ability to work independently and proactively
- Careful attention to detail
- Demonstrated success working in demanding, deadline-driven environment and adjusting to shifting priorities
- Strong team contributor
- Availability to work overtime when necessary
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of CPI, IPDAS, e-PCT, and USPTO online filing preferred
- Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 2 years international patent filing experience preferred
McCarter & English, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.