Trademark Paralegal
Job Category: Timekeepers
Requisition Number: TRADE001151
Posting Details
Posted: July 2, 2025
Full-Time
Hybrid
Job Details
Description
Law firm is seeking a Trademark Paralegal to join their Intellectual Property department. This role involves assisting with trademark due diligence, filing documents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and monitoring deadlines. The position is open in any of the law firm’s offices in Phoenix, Las Vegas, or California.
Job Title
Trademark Paralegal
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare and file documents with the USPTO including Applications, Office Action Responses, Declarations of Use and Incontestability, Applications for Renewal, and Extensions of Time to Oppose
- Draft identifications of goods and services and identify appropriate specimens
- Conduct and review trademark searches and prepare preliminary summaries
- Monitor trademark watch notices
- Manage execution and legalization of documents
- Review investigative summaries and prepare reports and recommendations
- Correspond with foreign associates regarding searches, filing and prosecuting applications, oppositions, registration maintenance, and transfers
- Communicate with clients regarding trademark maintenance requirements
- Assist with trademark due diligence, prepare, and record assignments, and undertake other chain of title activities related to corporate transactions
- Monitor deadlines and coordinate with the docketing team (docketing not required)
- Coordinate trademark opposition, cancellation, and other trademark disputes
- Process invoices from foreign associates and other vendors
Education and Experience Information
- Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate preferred
- Five years of related experience in a law firm or law department, including all aspects of USPTO trademark work (prosecution, maintenance, and renewals) and TTAB proceedings (oppositions and cancellations)
- Must be proactive, dedicated, positive, and energetic
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience handling large portfolios
- Strong computer skills, including fluency in SAEGIS, TO TEAS System, Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)
- Resourceful and creative self-starter
- Ability to balance competing active deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Superior organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Domain name experience and advertising review experience are a plus
Salary Information
The national average salary range for this role is $58,000 - $110,000. The starting salary will be determined based on location, qualifications, and experience.
Additional Information
This position is subject to export control laws. The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Applicants are informed of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, applicants are encouraged to review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
