Description:
The Marbury Law Group, PLLC, is seeking an experienced, highly qualified patent prosecution paralegal for our Reston, Virginia, office. While our preference is to hire a candidate based in the DMV area (working onsite Tuesday through Thursday with optional telework on Monday and Friday), we will consider fully remote candidates.
Company Overview:
The Marbury Law Group is a mid-size intellectual property law firm with a sophisticated patent practice serving clients ranging from start-ups and emerging technology companies to established businesses with substantial patent portfolios. Our attorneys and patent professionals work closely with innovative companies to develop and protect intellectual property that supports their broader business objectives. We are known for providing high-quality, practical, and responsive service and for maintaining a collaborative environment in which all team members play an important role in managing complex, active patent portfolios.
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced patent paralegal to support a busy and sophisticated U.S. patent prosecution practice focused primarily on chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences technologies. This is a position for someone who has a working knowledge of USPTO procedures, forms, filing requirements, and Patent Center, and is comfortable managing the details and deadlines associated with a high-volume U.S. patent prosecution docket.
This position is full-time, but we would consider an experienced part-time candidate (minimum 22 hours per week).
The successful candidate will join an established team of highly knowledgeable patent paralegals with well-developed procedures and workflows already in place. We are looking for someone who can become productive quickly, work effectively within existing processes, collaborate closely with the team, and integrate seamlessly into a busy practice.
Experience & Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
At least five years of substantive U.S. patent prosecution paralegal experience, ideally in a law firm environment
Knowledge of USPTO rules, procedures, forms, and Patent Center
Experience preparing and filing IDSs and other USPTO prosecution documents
Thorough familiarity with U.S. patent prosecution procedures throughout the life of an application, from initial filing through issuance
Experience with continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part practice
Experience managing substantial or complex U.S. patent prosecution dockets and related patent families
Strong familiarity with USPTO filing requirements, procedural deadlines, and prosecution formalities
Exceptional attention to detail and an appreciation for the importance of accuracy in patent prosecution
The ability to manage numerous deadlines and competing priorities in a fast-paced practice
The judgment to recognize potential procedural or filing issues and raise them promptly
Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
A collaborative, team-oriented approach
Duties & Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include, among other things:
Supporting attorneys in all aspects of U.S. patent prosecution before the USPTO
Preparing and filing original, continuing, and divisional patent applications and prosecution-related submissions through Patent Center
Preparing and processing IDSs, including reviewing citation information, preparing appropriate USPTO forms, and coordinating citation of references across related U.S. applications
Preparing and filing Application Data Sheets, inventor declarations, powers of attorney, assignments, and recordation documents, petitions, responses to Notices to File Missing Parts, issue-fee submissions, and other USPTO forms and prosecution documents
Reviewing and processing USPTO correspondence, including filing receipts, Office Actions, restriction requirements, Notices of Allowance, Notices to File Missing Parts, and other USPTO notices
Monitoring, calculating, and confirming U.S. prosecution deadlines and ensuring that required filings are completed accurately and on time
Maintaining accurate information concerning priority claims, related applications, inventorship, applicant information, entity status, and other bibliographic information
Managing complex U.S. patent families and ensuring consistency among related applications
Reviewing filing documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with USPTO requirementsMaintaining accurate electronic files and docket information
Coordinating closely with attorneys, docketing personnel, other patent paralegals, and administrative staff
Identifying potential filing, procedural, or deadline issues and bringing them to the attention of the responsible attorney or team member before they become problems
Salary
Depending on experience, the salary range is $90,000-$115,000 for full-time, with a minimum annual billable requirement of 1300 hours.
Benefits:
We offer a professional, relaxed, supportive office environment, flexible work hours with a low minimum billed-hours requirement, and comprehensive benefits including paid vacation, health and disability insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, et cetera. For candidates who work on-site in one of our offices, we offer a casual dress code and free parking.
