• Established patent and trademark prosecution workflow methods in-house to bring the bulk of substantive filing and prosecution in-house which was previously done exclusively by outside agents, thus significantly reducing legal fees. • Created new procedures and checklists for filing utility, trademark design patent applications in-house through the EFS at the USPTO, coordinating applications, office actions, Information Disclosure Statements, IDS tracking matrix, reviewing case history and bar dates for potential continuations prior to filing issue fees, patent term adjustments, recommended improvements to procedures and processes to improve preparation and prosecution of patents and trademarks, USPTO, PCT, WIPO communications, coordination with patent management teams within the U.S., Germany, and other teams globally, ensure timely response in accordance to bar dates and response due dates to protect patent and trademark rights, processing Statements of Use, Section 8&15 and Section 8&9, global patent and trademark searches, FTO and monitoring IP infringement. • Coordinated with 250+ engineers domestically to process invention disclosures and technical data to process applications through patent management teams and file patent applications with the USPTO and foreign markets, efficiently maintaining IP portfolio, prosecution and docketing while working remote, and maintaining a positive remote productivity.• Implemented instruction and individualized training for paralegal staff and agents domestically and in Germany on all phases of prosecution of domestic and foreign applications.• Provided company with modern alternatives for enhanced database management software, for improved control over IP portfolio, including database migration, for better control of prosecution, updates of global patent office prosecution rules, and automated docketing updates to ensure monitoring of critical due dates.

• Modified in-house workflow procedures for filing patent applications with USPTO and PCT to increase filing efficiency by 500%.• Demonstrated proficiency in managing a large portfolio of 350+ clients domestically and internationally with timely prosecution, and strict attention to critical due dates.• Formed relationships with 40+ foreign agents globally for filing intellectual property rights for our clients, with an emphasis on filing U.S. applications in-house with USPTO via EFS on behalf of domestic and foreign clients and firms.• Developed maintenance fee and annuity tracking procedures to enhance monitoring and processing of fees.• Managed in-house paralegal staff, including recruiting, training, monitoring of quality and quantity of work product, and meeting with teams regularly to review and discuss pertinent topics.• Established electronic filing procedures with new USPTO Electronic Filing System and helped USPTO fine tune their on-line user interface to enable patent practitioners to streamline upload integrity consistent with USPTO requirements.• Implemented new local server, and new IP management software (RDBMS) program, IP Master, created user accounts, security standards, user groups, permissions, triggers, and customized database for company needs to enable enhanced prosecution control of case files, critical due dates, detailed tracking, and report generation. Installed regular rules updates for changes in patent laws and filing requirements worldwide.

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