Novo Nordisk
Location: Princeton, NJ, US
Auto req ID 5043BR
Title Patent Specialist - (Contingent)
Job Description (This job opportunity is a temporary assignment on-site at Novo Nordisk, fully managed by Kelly Services. This is not a regular, full-time employment directly with Novo Nordisk.)
Job Role
• Knowledgeable in intellectual property practice rules, laws and procedures.
• Prepare and coordinate filing of complex Information Disclosure Statements.
• May communicate with patent authorities, agents, and third parties. Conducting telephonic discussions with patent authority representatives
• May prepare patent authority submissions for formality matters
• Perform patent related searches on the internet/internal library to obtain patent documents and other related documents.
• Assist patent group with quality assurance and quality control of documents filed in United States Patent and Trademark Office and act as liaison with all patent attorneys and paralegals within department.
• Ensuring appropriate electronic storage and management of documents in electronic document management systems
• Provide back-up support in entering docketing information
• Use docketing reporting systems to provide docket reports to Department
• May use EFS-Web and related systems (e.g. IPDAS) for USPTO filings
• Perform initial patent term adjustment analysis.
• Provide administrative and legal support to attorneys and stakeholders as needed.
Minimum Requirements
• Paralegal certificate (or equivalent) preferred, plus 2 years of paralegal experience
• Database knowledge helpful, particularly patent docketing database.
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office and Adobe required.
• Strong work ethic and sense of responsibility. Confidentiality a must
