Office Maintenance
Resume:
Amelia Nearing
Email: abqgc1@r.postjobfree.com
Address: **** ********* *****
City: Richardson
State: TX
Zip: 75081
Country: USA
Phone: 214-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $85,000
Willing to Relocate
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Amelia C. Nearing
1511 Montclair Drive
Richardson, TX 75081
cell: 214/986-5533
E-mail: abqgc1@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A. Linguistics, August 1996
G.P.A. 3.9/4.0
Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia
B.A. French/English double major, June 1994
G.P.A. 3.7/4.0, graduated with honors
EMPLOYMENT
HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP, DALLAS, TX 2012-PRESENT
SENIOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PARALEGAL - PATENT AND TRADEMARK PROSECUTION
Run and review four separate dockets for each of my attorneys for US and foreign filing deadlines and run related reports using PATTSY WAVE.
Correspond with clients regarding filing deadlines for US and PCT applications; directly file foreign applications; coordinate validation of European patent applications upon grant; request examination, respond to Office Actions, etc.
Attention to all matters involved in foreign filing including generating foreign filing cost estimates for clients, coordinating execution of formal documents, and overseeing application prosecution from inception to conclusion.
Prepare necessary documents and attend to filing of US patent applications, Responses to final and non-final Office Actions, Terminal Disclaimers, Petitions, Information Disclosure Statements, etc. with USPTO.
Prepare and file assignment recordations with USPTO; determine chain of title and correct when necessary.
Correspond with clients regarding payment instructions and attend to payment of US issue fees, maintenance fees, and foreign renewal fees.
Monitor both private and public PAIR to determine status of client files.
PEPSICO, INC., PLANO, TX 2011-2012
SENIOR LEGAL SPECIALIST
Served as liaison between Legal Department and Research and Development (R&D) to provide Intellectual Property education and to assist with application filing decisions.
Instructed outside counsel regarding US and foreign filing decisions; sent instructions regarding domestic and foreign maintenance fee payments.
Assisted attorneys with implementing electronic-only NID (New Idea Disclosure) process.
Assembled and negotiated contracts for R&D, including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Statements of Work, Joint Development Agreements, and Service Agreements.
Assisted with numerous IP-related projects including 2012 Patent Portfolio Review and analysis of current docketing system (CPI) and patent searching programs to determine new ways to increase efficiency.
GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP, DALLAS, TX 2006-2011
PATENT PROSECUTION PARALEGAL
Monitored attorney dockets for entire Intellectual Property Section for US and foreign filing deadlines.
Corresponded with clients regarding filing deadlines for US and PCT applications, directly filed foreign applications, coordinated validation of European patent applications upon grant, requested examination, responded to Office Actions, etc.
Attended to all matters involved in foreign filing including generating foreign filing cost estimates for clients, coordinating execution of formal documents, and overseeing application prosecution from inception to conclusion.
Prepared necessary documents and attended to filing of US patent applications, Responses to final and non-final Office Actions, Terminal Disclaimers, Petitions, Information Disclosure Statements, etc. with USPTO.
Prepared and filed assignment recordations with USPTO; determined chain of title and corrected same when necessary.
Corresponded with clients regarding all payment instructions and attended to payment of all US issue fees, maintenance fees, and foreign renewal fees.
Monitored both private and public PAIR to determine status of client files.
CARSTENS, YEE & CAHOON, L.L.P. / YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C., DALLAS, TX 2000-2006
(FIRM SPLIT IN 2004 INTO CARSTENS & CAHOON, L.L.P. AND YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C.)
LEGAL ASSISTANT - PATENT PROSECUTION
Assisted attorneys in all aspects of patent prosecution for clients including IBM, LSI Logic Corporation, and Sun Microsystems; maintained attorneys' dockets and monitored deadlines.
Filed patent applications, Responses to Final and Non-final Office Actions, Appeal Briefs, etc. with USPTO.
Trained new Legal Assistants and reviewed other Legal Assistants' work prior to filing with USPTO.
Assisted in litigation matters such as filing Motions with the Court, proofreading Motions, and preparing correspondence to clients and to counsel of record.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Proficient in French; Microsoft Office, Visio, Adobe Professional and Nuance, Document Management programs; USPTO, WIPO, esp@ce, and other patent websites; IPDAS; IP Global Estimator; Carpe Diem and Elite 3E time entry software; CPA/CPA Direct, CPI, and PATTSY WAVE docketing software; Inprotech; Interaction; Innography.
References: Available upon request.
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