Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Trustpoint.One is partnering with a growing boutique intellectual property law firm seeking an experienced Intellectual Property Operations Consultant. The consultant will stabilize patent prosecution support operations, improve docket integrity and workflow controls, coordinate IP prosecution activities, and train and coach support staff during a remote contract engagement.
Responsibilities
- Assess and stabilize patent prosecution, docketing, intake, and legal support workflows
- Identify backlog, risk points, control gaps, and opportunities for process improvement
- Strengthen deadline verification, docket QC, correspondence processing, and reporting
- Establish clear ownership, handoffs, escalation procedures, and management checkpoints
- Train, coach, and provide performance guidance to support staff
- Review and streamline existing SOPs, workflows, trackers, and reporting tools
- Support U.S., PCT, and foreign patent prosecution, including foreign associate coordination and formalities
- Assist with trademark operations as needed
- Help develop a sustainable long-term structure for the firm's IP support function
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in patent prosecution, IP operations, docketing, or related legal support
- Prior management, supervision, or department-level ownership of an IP support or docketing function
- Strong hands-on knowledge of U.S. patent prosecution and USPTO docketing
- Experience with PCT, foreign prosecution, deadline calculation/verification, filings, IDS administration, assignments, declarations, and powers of attorney
- Experience with docket QC, matter intake, matter closing/transfer, and prosecution reporting
- Demonstrated ability to train staff and improve workflows, SOPs, and quality controls
- Experience with IP docketing systems such as AppColl, FoundationIP, CPI, Anaqua, IPfolio, PATTSY, Patricia, or Memotech
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working hands-on in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Candidates must be available to work EST hours
Benefits
- Fully remote contract engagement
- Flexible schedule based on project needs
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