Senior Patent Paralegal
HybridNorfolk, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Monitor mailboxes and processing incoming correspondence, updating records systems for deadlines and critical fee earner due dates. Prepare and file official forms via Online filing 2.0, One IPO, and ePCT portals, handling EP grant formalities, obtaining translations, and preparing responses for filing. Liaise with validations teams to file EP validations and Unitary Patents, communicate with clients on template letters, invoices, and refunds, and update process documents. Answer telephone calls, deal with enquiries, and forward messages to appropriate personnel. This role supports attorneys and the wider paralegal team across the full patent lifecycle within Novagraaf, an international IP consultancy part of the Questel group.
Required Qualifications
- CIPA qualification
- Extensive patent paralegal experience
- Highly proficient
- Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines and a varying workload
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in document preparation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive approach to your work
- Ambitious for increased responsibility and progression
- Flexible attitude to work
- Customer connectedness
- Results-oriented
- Business/commercial awareness
- Flexibility
- Resilience
Desired Qualifications
- Extensive patent paralegal experience (strongly preferred)
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