Trademark Paralegal

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Trademark Paralegal

Contract: Irvine, California, US

Salary Range: 30.00 - 35.00 | Per Hour

Job Code: 371167

End Date: 2026-09-18
Days Left: 20 days, 4 hours left

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Pay Range: $30 to $35 an hour.

Client Industry: Pharmaceutical

Job Mode: Hybrid

Duration: 04 Months Contract (Possibility of Extension based on business needs and performance)

Job Summary:

The Trademark Paralegal contractor is responsible for supporting Company's trademarks. The role includes assisting attorneys with trademark filings, maintaining records, supporting trademark-related disputes, and ensuring support with legal and procedural requirements. This position involves extensive interaction with outside counsel, internal employees, and high-level management.

Key Responsibilities: • Coordinate and organize documentation and information requests related to trademark disputes.
• Assist attorneys in case preparation, fact finding, and investigation activities, including conducting comprehensive trademark searches using USPTO and other trademark databases.
• Prepare and file trademark prosecution documents, such as new applications, declarations of use, and gather specimens for submission to the US Patent and Trademark Office and other agencies.
• Retrieve and review trademark dockets to ensure accurate activity tracking and deadline management.
• Prepare communications, including cease & desist letters and email correspondence, related to trademark searches and disputes.
• Respond to document requests or inquiries related to trademark matters from both internal and external parties.
• Liaise regularly with outside law firms, internal employees, and senior management in trademark dispute matters.
• Conduct online research and trademark database searches.
Required Qualifications:
• 4-year bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-certified program.
• At least five years of experience in trademark prosecution, including preparation and submission of documents to the US Patent and Trademark Office.
• Ability to draft concise communications relevant to trademarks (such as Cease & Desist letters and emails to outside counsel).
• Strong skills in conducting trademark searches and database research, with familiarity in USPTO and major trademark searching platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to retrieve, review and analyze trademark dockets.
• Experience preparing declarations of use and gathering specimens for trademark offices.
• Strong verbal communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with various stakeholders.
• Strong writing and analytical skills for drafting, reviewing, and preparing legal documents independently.
• Highly organized, excellent project management, and multitasking abilities to meet deadlines and manage multiple files.
• Proficiency with database management, Excel, and legal software packages.
• Able to handle routine and increasingly complex problems independently, proposing solutions to attorneys or supervisors where appropriate.
Work Arrangement: Temporary contractor position, supporting the legal department's trademark functions. Specific assignment length and work arrangements to be determined according to business needs.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually - as applicable.

Job Requirement

• paralegal
• Trademark
• Documentation
• Legal

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