Docketing Specialist

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🔥 16 hours ago

🏛️ District of Columbia, New Jersey, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $80k - $85k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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U.S. Small Business Administration

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1953

🤝 B2B

🏛️ Government

💸 Finance

B2B • Government • Finance

U. S. Small Business Administration is a government agency that provides support and resources for small businesses across the United States. It offers assistance in various areas including business planning, funding options, and disaster recovery. The agency also promotes entrepreneurship by providing tools, education, and access to funding for aspiring small business owners, as well as resources for existing businesses to grow and thrive.

📋 Description

• Work with attorneys, paralegals, and legal administrative assistants to address patent-related issues timely and efficiently • Maintain docketing databases for domestic and foreign patent prosecution matters • Enter, monitor, and clear deadlines, and scan and attach relevant patent images • Review communications regarding domestic and foreign patent filing, prosecution, renewal, and Patent Trial and Appeal Board matters to determine actions and due dates • Review websites to ascertain the status of foreign and domestic patents • Perform quality reviews of docketed events, deadlines, and matter information for accuracy, consistency, and completeness • Escalate discrepancies as appropriate • Prepare regularly scheduled and specially requested docket reports for clients and legal professionals • Assist with special projects and perform other duties assigned by attorneys, paralegals, and the Manager • Collaborate with colleagues across all firm offices as part of a coordinated team

🎯 Requirements

• 5–7 years of substantive patent docketing experience in a law firm or corporate legal department • Significant responsibility for patent prosecution docketing • Extensive experience with U.S., foreign, and PCT patent docketing • Strong understanding of USPTO rules, international patent procedures, statutory deadlines, and national/regional phase requirements • Ability to analyze patent correspondence, calculate and verify deadlines, identify potential docketing issues, and escalate concerns appropriately • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail • Experience supporting U.S. and foreign patent filings • High school diploma or equivalent required • Additional college or business education preferred • Reliability and professionalism • Flexibility to work additional hours when business needs require • Strong verbal and written communication abilities • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional development and continuous learning opportunities • Career growth opportunities • Business Resource Group participation • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Health savings accounts • Flexible spending accounts • Short-term disability • Long-term disability • 401(k) retirement savings plan • Paid time off • Sick leave • Paid holidays • Employee assistance program