This boutique firm specializing in the field of intellectual property is looking for an assistant who has some experience in intellectual property and who would like to learn more.
Responsibilities:
‐ Verify incoming emails, respond to them as needed and file them.
‐ Verify and process correspondence received from the patent office.
‐ Review files and file documents received from CIPO and review files in the patent management system.
‐ Check the deadline for maintenance fees.
‐ Prepare estimates for maintenance tax advances.
‐ Remind customers and ask for an advance when necessary.
‐ Update the patent management system upon receipt of instructions from clients to pay (or not) the maintenance fee.
‐ Check that advances have been received.
‐ Proceed with the payment of the maintenance fee according to the instructions of the customers.
‐ Prepare estimates at the request of clients for upcoming maintenance taxes.
‐ Follow up with foreign correspondents for foreign taxes.
‐ Process invoices from foreign correspondents and verify files and amounts; transmit to the administration for processing; verify that the disbursement has been accounted for and invoice the client.
‐ Conduct conflict searches for new clients.
‐ Prepare letters‐mandates and advance requests for new clients.
‐ Prepare the opening and closing of files.
‐ Review files and update them in the system upon receipt of issued patents and send reports to clients with a copy of the patent.
‐ Perform prior art searches, prior art preparations, and information disclosure statements (IDS) for filing with the USPTO.
Qualifications:
- Experience as an administrative assistant
- Experience in intellectual property and patents - asset
- Bilingualism, French and English, oral and written
- Willingness to learn
Open salary based on experience and full range of benefits.
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