Patent Paralegal

Reports to: Senior Patent Attorney Location: Dubai Key relationships: Personnel in Dubai and Egypt offices The role is mainly to support patent attorneys in patent filing and prosecution work in Middle East and in other administrative tasks. A native Arabic speaking candidate with a patent background is preferred. Key responsibilities and accountabilities: • Procedural work in relation to new patent and design filings (confirming new filing instructions; opening new matters, preparing and filing applications, preparing formality documents, monitoring deadlines/diary and liaising with various local agents); • Procedural work in relation to Official Notices (preparing reports and response to formal examination reports, monitoring deadlines and corresponding with clients re reminders, posting corresponding fixed fee); • Procedural work in relation to Official Notices (preparing Reports, ideally gradually taking over all the responsibilities thereof, i.e. reporting to clients directly, recording correspondence, posting corresponding fixed fee); • Invoice related work (checking payment status, monitor client payment status, chasing payment ); Other procedural work (preparing routine late filing/rectification documents); • Patent Search, download and preliminary screen (conducting necessary patent search and downloading worldwide patent documents and screening target documents upon required); • Checking results of search reports from foreign patent office / agents and compiling draft search report letters to client reporting results of searches; • Checking and reporting letters patent and design certificates; • Monitoring deadlines and sending annuity reminders and attending to payment of annuities; • Preparing cost estimates and quotes for clients; • Updating/maintaining Patricia reminders for own work and for patent attorney. Person specification: • LLB / Paralegal qualification is an advantage; • Patent experience is preferred; • Excellent at spoken and written English. Arabic is an advantage; • Good communication skills; • Confident, proactive, motivated, strong sense of personal responsibility, patient, detail-orientated and self-disciplined; • Excellent time management and can work under pressure, a team player; • Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, etc).