Work experience

• IP/Patent Prosecution Paralegal

  Haynes and Boone, LLP

  2023.11-Current

  (2 years)

  • Prepare patent applications based on attorney drafts and attorney instructions • Prepare reporting letters to clients regarding correspondence from USPTO • Coordinate foreign filing activities and communicate with foreign agents • Review incoming correspondence from USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) and foreign counsel and upload all correspondence from client and foreign counsel to DMS • Finalize and transmit filings to USPTO via e-filing systems (EFS-Web, Patent Center) – including faxing and/or mailing (attorney to verify before all filings)
• Paralegal In-Training

  christensen o'connor johnson kindness pllc

  2022.05-2023.03

  (a year)

  • Support multiple attorneys within IP law • Prepare and file prosecution applications, Pay requisite fees; Maintain registration and annuity fees • File assignments, Prepare office action responses and reporting out letters to clients • Contact clients and foreign associates by phone, e-mail, or through meetings
• IP Law Docket Clerk

  Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

  2020.11-2022.03

  (a year)

  • Docket US and foreign patent & trademark actions • Manage correspondence and accurately enter into database and record keeping system • Regularly and effectively communicate docket standards, protocols, and procedures to ensure understanding and compliance within department.
• Patent & Trademark Assistant

  Holzer Patel Drennan

  2019.02-2020.11

  (2 years)

  • Support multiple attorneys within IP law • Draft letters and official documents • Prepare and file trademark & patent applications, Pay maintenance fees/annuities; • File patent assignments, Prepare patent & trademark office action responses, IDS preparation & corrections • Contact clients by phone, e-mail, or through meetings
• Receptionist/Legal Assistant

  Watton Law Group

  2018.02-2019.02

  (a year)

  • Greeting clients and visitors and answering inquiries, • Answering and routing incoming calls on a multi-line telephone system • Scheduling and routing clients legal filing system and client files • Ordering supplies, Collecting and routing mail and hand-delivered packages • Scanning, photocopying, faxing and filing documents
• Language Coordinator

  Mile High Multilingual Services

  2017.01-2018.02

  (a year)

  • Schedule & assign appointments for 250+ vendors/linguists • Prepare daily and monthly reports, Complete daily logs • Maintain & update vendor /clients data • Able to anticipate potential problems and create contingency plans to ensure work is accurate and timely • High volume telephone communication
• Sales Associate

  T-Trove Asian Decor

  2016.01-2017.03

  (a year)

  • Assisting customers and answering questions regarding Asian culture • Managing stock in back warehouse • File management for owners of the store and filing accordingly

Educational experience

• Arapahoe Community College

  Paralegal

  2018.01-2019.12

  (2 years)

  Paralegal certification
• MSU Denver

  Linguistics

  2012.08-2016.12

  (4 years)

  Linguistics

Languages