Virtual IP Support

• Oct 2021 - Present

IP Administrative Assistant

• May 2019 - Sep 2019

• Assistant to Lead IP Counsel in the Atlanta office• Responsible for preparation of legal documents for US and 371 National Stage filings• Communicate via email with the domestic and foreign clients as well as the Administrative Assistance Unit at the USPTO• Profile incoming/outgoing emails in Application Repository folders• Input information to maintain a daily log of IP Index of Invoices• Approve Invoice verification to assist Accounts Payable• Generate Justification Purchase Order Request forms• Input the dollar amount, check number, date, and client name to create GR Service Entry worksheet for AccountsPayable• Perform patent searches to generate Information Disclosure Statements• Open new matters for domestic and foreign applications• Approved vendors access to Legal Tracker to upload billing invoices• Attend on-site meetings and Webinar training on Legal Tracker, SAP P60, and IP Management System

IP Legal Administrative Assistant

• Aug 2016 - Mar 2019

• Assistant to Counsel Attorney and Associate in the Atlanta office• Post daily time entries for prosecution services via InProtech database• Upon receipt of Notice of Allowances, review private PAIR and client databases for completeness and accuracy for preparation of NOA checklists• Upload and report U.S. prosecution filings via Anaqua for high-profiled clients• Preparation of, review, and electronic filing Assignment documents (EPAS)• Input client's docket name, due dates, priority levels, application number to generate weekly docket sheets• Responsible for travel arrangements, scheduled meetings, calendar management, and prepared expense reports

Paralegal Assistant

• Mar 2015 - Aug 2016

• Upload Assignments, Declarations, and Power of Attorney documents for electronic filing• Docketed Assignments and Notices of Recordation (Reel/Frame numbers) via InProtech and reported to the client• Invoiced time for uploading Assignments, Declarations, and Power of Attorney filings, reporting Filing Receipts, Notice of Publications, and Notice of Recordation documents• Communicated with Administrative Assistance Unit at USPTO regarding errors on Filing Receipts and Notice of Recordation documents• Reported Filing Receipts, Notice of Acceptance of Applications, and Notice of Publications to clients• Gathered client's docket name, due dates, priority levels, application number to generate weekly docket sheet

IP LegalAssistant

• Jan 2005 - Jan 2015

• Prepared electronic filing of U.S. Provisional, Non-Provisional, and Design applications• Prepared and filed Amendments in response to Office Actions and reported same to the client• Obtained daily records and tracked attorney's time and expenses• Communicated with the USPTO Examiners regarding patent application matters• Finalized and mailed patent documentation as regulated by the USPTO• Responsible for travel arrangements, scheduled meetings, and preparing expense reports

Legal Secretary

• Jun 1984 - Jun 2004

• Proofread and revised applications, sequence listings, and chemical structures for patent applications• Created sequence listings formulas in Chem Draw for pharmaceutical patent applications• Created and revised chemical structures for research patent applications• Responsible for transporting patent applications/mail to Post Office before the deadline • Proofread and revised applications, sequence listings, and chemical structures for patent applications• Created sequence listings formulas in Chem Draw for pharmaceutical patent applications• Created and revised chemical structures for research patent applications• Responsible for transporting patent applications/mail to Post Office before the deadline