Job description
Trueline is seeking a fully remote Patent Prosecution & IP Docketing Paralegal. This role involves supporting patent prosecution efforts, managing critical deadlines, and ensuring accurate docket maintenance. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in IP, collaborating with attorneys, and playing a key role in protecting client inventions.
What You’ll Do as the Patent Prosecution & IP Docketing Paralegal:
- Manage and monitor all USPTO and foreign prosecution deadlines, ensuring no critical dates are missed
- Analyze incoming correspondence, office actions, notices, etc., to identify required actions and deadlines
- Maintain and update docketing databases; generate and review reports for accuracy
- Prioritize and juggle multiple prosecution projects simultaneously, ensuring consistent progress on each
- Draft and edit reports, filings, and correspondence under attorney supervision
- Collaborate closely with attorneys, foreign counsel, and support staff to maintain prosecution workflows
Must Haves as the Patent Prosecution & IP Docketing Paralegal:
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in IP docketing and patent prosecution; law firm experience strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of the patent prosecution life cycle (US and ideally foreign)
- High attention to detail; excellent organizational, multitasking, and prioritization skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to produce clear, well-edited documents
- Strong interpersonal skills; able to work well in a team environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with docketing or IP database software
- Must reside in Texas
Nice to Haves as the Patent Prosecution & IP Docketing Paralegal:
- Formal technical training (e.g. in engineering, science, or technology)
- Prior exposure to foreign filings and dealings with foreign IP counsel
- Experience with specific docketing tools/software used in IP law firms
This Role Offers:
- Fully remote work environment
- Comprehensive benefits paid 100% including health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement plan / 401(k) matching or equivalent
- Tuition reimbursement or support for professional development
- Generous paid time off
- Regular Monday-Friday schedule
Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.
