Intellectual Property Paralegal
Oakville, CA, L6H 1A7 Puebla Huejotzingo, MX, 74160 Puebla Resurrección, MX, 72228 Stratford, CA, N4Z 1H3
Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Cost tracking of attorneys’ expenses
- Database entry of new inventions, filing dates and countries, documents sent to and received from government patent offices, trademark matters
- Reporting of new inventions, prosecution expenses and maintenance fees, trademark due dates
- Preparing and filing formal documents with USPTO (patents and trademarks)
- Organization of paper and electronic files not stored in the database
- Comprehensive deadline tracking (patents and trademarks)
- Creation of database queries for diverse reporting requests
- Complete database administration (other than pure individual data entry)
- Handling of all formal matters that don’t require substantive amendments (change of assignment, change of correspondence address, payment of issue fees, etc.)
- Preparation of documents for foreign filing including procuring certified copies of filed applications and ordering translations
- Procurement of English-language translations of foreign-filed applications for filing in the US and abstracts of foreign-language prior art citations
- Procurement of drawings
Your Qualifications
- Minimum 1-3 years experience in patent administration
- Experience with docketing, database management, license agreements
- Extensive experience with USPTO forms and electronic filing
- Experience with electronic filing of PCT applications with the USPTO
As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.
Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.
Your Contact
Schaeffler Group USA Inc.
April Downing
+18038355856
Schaeffler is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Keywords: strongertogether; Legal & Export Control;
Job Type: Coordinator
Job Family: Legal & Export Control
Contract Type: Not Applicable
Schedule: Full-Time
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