IP Senior Legal Assistant

None; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 74,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 6%

Job summary

Chemours, located in Wilmington, Delaware, seeks an Intellectual Property Senior Legal Assistant to manage patent docketing, maintain portfolios, and assist attorneys and agents with filing and prosecution. The role requires handling formalities, deadlines, and maintenance, with emphasis on accuracy and coordination across offices.

You'll work within the IP Group to improve processes, support database integrity, and ensure timely patent maintenance while collaborating with legal teams and

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or GED with 5-8 years’ relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of US and non-US patent processes and formalities.
• Proficient with ePCT Portal, USPTO/Patent Center, MS Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to identify and resolve patent docket issues without support.

Responsibilities

• Manage communications from government patent offices and legal agents, docketing and filing.
• Review dockets daily for deadlines and prepare response templates.
• Coordinate US references and prepare submissions for additional references.
• Prepare formal documents for filing and prosecution of patents; obtain signatures and notarizations.
• Oversee patent maintenance processes and maintain accurate records.
• Monitor IP docket database performance and support adoption of changes.
• Participate as a full member of the IP Group and drive process improvements.

Skills

Patent processes

Docket management

Issue resolution

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

ePCT Portal

USPTO/Patent Center

Electronic docketing system

Job description

Responsibilities

• Managing communications incoming from government patent offices (including US and non-US patent offices) and legal agents, docketing and filing the communications as appropriate, responding to communications regarding formalities, and maintaining electronic docket folders.
• Reviewing practitioners’ dockets daily for deadlines and actions due, and creating response templates/forms as needed.
• Coordinating US reference citations including reviewing all incoming office actions and search reports for cited references, cataloguing references cited in patent families, and preparing formal documents for submission of additional references to the USPTO and relevant foreign countries.
• Managing and preparing formal documents for filing and prosecuting patents, obtaining necessary information, signatures, notarizations, legalizations and copies of other necessary documents, submitting them to the US or PCT patent office or legal agent for such submittal; and resolving any issues with the document formalities directly with the USPTO and legal agents in relevant countries.
• Managing the formalities of the patent maintenance process by coordinating with patent practitioners and external legal service providers to maintain and generate an accurate patent maintenance record, and instructing and overseeing timely patent maintenance.
• As one of the IP Group managers of the Company's IP docket database, monitoring and addressing database performance with the service provider, staying current on provider’s changes to the database architecture and uses, sharing with the IP Group and assisting or leading adoption of changes, and using the system to maintain the integrity of the Company’s patent portfolio data.
• Participating as a full member of the IP Group, including identifying and actively engaging in projects to simplify work processes.

Required qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or GED with a minimum of 5-8 years’ relevant experience
• Mastery understanding and hands-on experience of the US and non-US patent processes including all formal and procedural aspects of those processes.
• Experienced user of ePCT Portal, USPTO/Patent Center, Microsoft Office applications, Adobe® Acrobat, electronic docketing system
• Ability to identify, handle and resolve significant issues regarding patent docket without support

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Anaqua (AQX) patent and spend management system

Pay Range (in local currency): $73,947.00 - $115,542.00 Chemours Level: 23 Annual Bonus Target: 6% The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world. Chemours is seeking an Intellectual Property (IP) Senior Legal Assistant to join our growing IP team! This position will be located at our Wilmington, Delaware location. The IP Senior Legal Assistant is a key role within the IP Group that manages the formal requirements and maintenance of the Company’s patent portfolio and dockets, and assists attorneys and patent agents with the filing and prosecution of patents. The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

At Chemours, you will find sustainability in our vision, our business and your future. If you want to work on the leading edge of your field and have a desire to make a difference, join Chemours and discover what it means when we say \"We Are Living Chemistry.\" Every day Chemours delivers Trusted Chemistry that enables products and technologies that people rely on to live better and thrive. A global leader in industrial and specialty chemicals, our chemistry enables vital innovations from high-performance computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced electronics to batteries for electric and low-emissions vehicles, climate friendly cooling, paints and durable coatings for advanced infrastructure, and more. Through our three businesses – Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Titanium Technologies, and Advanced Performance Materials – we deliver chemistry-based innovations that solve our customers’ biggest challenges.

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