Experience

Thompson Woodruff Intellectual Property Law

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intellectual Property Legal Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Present



Bennett Jones LLP

• Legal Assistant, Intellectual Property

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

  Prepare & file patent applications (Provisional & NonProvisional, Canadian and PCT),Prepare & file responses to Notices of Missing Parts or Corrected Application Papers,Receive, report and docket Office Actions, Allowance Notices and other communication received from various jurisdictions, Pre-draft and file final amendments in response to Office Actions,Prepare and file assignments,Monitor, docket and pay annuity fees, final fees, excess claim fees etc.,Prepare and file IDS based on review of ISR and/or patent family prosecution,Communicate directly with clients and foreign counsel regarding foreign patent application filing and various office actions,Facilitate legalization of Power of Attorney and Assignment documents for various jurisdictions,Reported on filing of trademark applications,Monitored and reported trademark advertisement, Reported trademark allowance notices, registration certificates.



Parlee McLaws LLP

• Canada
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trademark and Patent Legal Assistant

  • Feb 2012 - Oct 2012

  Prepare intellectual property correspondence. Drafting reporting letters, inquiries and reminders to clients and foreign associates. Trade-mark prosecution. Drafting and submitting trade-mark applications. Drafting response letters to trade-mark offices in Canada and U.S. Preparing and submitting section 8 and section 15 affidavits for U.S. trademark registrations. Assisting in opposition and Section 45 proceedings. Trade-mark renewals.File management. Open and close files, maintain correspondence record. Docketing. Update data and deadlines in IP database (Remindex, Inprotech). Accounting. Time entry, prepare pre-bills, invoice clients, monitor and request payment of foreign associate invoices.



Afexa Life Sciences

• Alternative Medicine
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intellectual Property Associate

  • Jan 2010 - Nov 2011

  • Managed trademark prosecution. Identified new trademark filing strategies, performed trademark searches (SAEGIS, foreign country registries), completed and filed applications for trademarks, prepared response on Office Actions/Examiner Reports in various jurisdictions, reviewed marketing material for correct trademark use • Assisted in patent prosecution. Monitored patent Office Actions deadlines, watched for Examination Request deadlines, timely filed legal documents, assured proper ownership assignments are in place.• Drafted and executed legal documents. Compiled 5 Affidavits, drafted and execute patent inventors assignments and trademark declaration of use, assured timely execution of Powers of Attorney, Statements under 37 CFR (USPTO) and other legal documents as needed. • Managed IP database of over 400 assets. Loged in IP assets deadlines and correspondence, created assets/person relations within database, created and update assets status, downloaded copies of documents • Managed monthly IP accruals. Reviewed outside counselors invoices for accuracy, set up purchase orders and vendors requests, and prepared monthly reports on IP department costs estimate.



Polish Hall

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2008

  Booked and monitored deadlines for upcoming events (banquets, parties) Maintained information transfer between manager’s office and employeesSet up appointments with customersCreated and maintained customer files



Camelot Travel

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Polish Passport and Travel Counselor

  • Jan 2004 - Oct 2005

  Advised on Polish Passport procedurePrepared and submitted Canadian legal documents for legalization in PolandTranslated and proofread documents from Polish to EnglishSearched and booked flights and vacation packagesProvided advice on and prepared travel insuranceVerified visa requirements



Sulima Grabowska Sierzputowska Patent and Trademark Attorneys

• Patent and Trademark Attorney Assistant

  • Feb 2000 - Sep 2001

  Patent prosecution. Monitored patent annual fees and communicated dates to customers. Assisted in filing PCT applications in Poland and ensured all legal documents were executed to support applicant’s ownership. Monitored Office Action deadlines and liaised with customers regarding instructions.Trade-mark prosecution. Performed trade-marks searches and reported results to client. Advised on filing strategies. Monitored, advised on and filed Office Action responses. Monitored trade-marks renewals.