Paralegal - Intellectual Property
IP Prosecution & Portfolio Support Oversee and coordinate all stages of the trademark life cycle, including conducting searches and reviews, managing filings and registrations, and handling renewals. Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle for invention disclosures, provisional filings, and nonprovisional/foreign prosecution in partnership with in-house counsel and outside firms. Track critical dates and filings; confirm outside counsel actions (e.g., U.S. and foreign filings, fast track/first file checkpoints), and surface risks proactively. Run and/or commission novelty/FTO searches with outside counsel; organize results and deadlines. Facilitate and capture outcomes from the weekly invention disclosure triage/working session; keep actions current and visible for stakeholders. Build light‑weight AI bots, automations and work management (Planner/Power Automate/SharePoint) to remove manual steps and improve visibility. Work closely with engineers, product leaders, finance/AP, and regional operating companies (e.g., Tektronix, Qualitrol, PacSci) to remove friction and keep IP work moving. 5-10+ years in an IP paralegal and/or legal operations role supporting both trademark and patent portfolios (in-house preferred). Experience reviewing and advising on trademark searches and filing decisions. Hands-on familiarity with IP systems and data—ideally including CPI (docketing), WebTMS (trademarks), Experience coordinating outside counsel and FTO/novelty work; strong document and deadline discipline. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Excel, SharePoint, Teams), low-code tools (Planner, Power Automate, Azure AI) to build simple flows and trackers, and PowerBI to build data reports. Comfort working with Finance/AP on POs, invoice exceptions, vendor onboarding, and budget tracking. Clear, concise communication and the ability to drive alignment across legal, engineering, product, and finance. Paralegal certificate and/or IP-specific accreditation Extensive AI bot creation experience Experience with OSS governance and license request workflows Prior work consolidating multi-opco IP data and presenting insights for leadership
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Paralegal - Intellectual Property
IP Prosecution & Portfolio Support Oversee and coordinate all stages of the trademark life cycle, including conducting searches and reviews, managing filings and registrations, and handling renewals. Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle for invention disclosures, provisional filings, and nonprovisional/foreign prosecution in partnership with in-house counsel and outside firms. Track critical dates and filings; confirm outside counsel actions (e.g., U.S. and foreign filings, fast track/first file checkpoints), and surface risks proactively. Run and/or commission novelty/FTO searches with outside counsel; organize results and deadlines. Facilitate and capture outcomes from the weekly invention disclosure triage/working session; keep actions current and visible for stakeholders. Build light‑weight AI bots, automations and work management (Planner/Power Automate/SharePoint) to remove manual steps and improve visibility. Work closely with engineers, product leaders, finance/AP, and regional operating companies (e.g., Tektronix, Qualitrol, PacSci) to remove friction and keep IP work moving. 5-10+ years in an IP paralegal and/or legal operations role supporting both trademark and patent portfolios (in-house preferred). Experience reviewing and advising on trademark searches and filing decisions. Hands-on familiarity with IP systems and data—ideally including CPI (docketing), WebTMS (trademarks), Experience coordinating outside counsel and FTO/novelty work; strong document and deadline discipline. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Excel, SharePoint, Teams), low-code tools (Planner, Power Automate, Azure AI) to build simple flows and trackers, and PowerBI to build data reports. Comfort working with Finance/AP on POs, invoice exceptions, vendor onboarding, and budget tracking. Clear, concise communication and the ability to drive alignment across legal, engineering, product, and finance. Paralegal certificate and/or IP-specific accreditation Extensive AI bot creation experience Experience with OSS governance and license request workflows Prior work consolidating multi-opco IP data and presenting insights for leadership