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Site Name: UK - London - New Oxford Street, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage
Posted Date: Feb 7 2025
Patent Paralegal
This role is accountable for end-to-end paralegal patent support to patent attorneys, from the filing of new patent applications, worldwide filings and PCT applications, National Phase entry, all the way through to the patent being granted, exhibiting good execution in terms of proactivity, quality, and quantity. The role will report to the Patent Paralegals Team Leader for Europe.
In this role you will
* Provide full patent paralegal support to attorneys covering end-to-end patent prosecution, from filing of new patent applications, worldwide filings and PCT applications, National Phase entry, all the way through to the patent being granted in all appropriate countries.
* Responsibilities include, but not limited to preparing patent specification, figures, sequence listings, IDS and other cited reference documentation, preparation of all internal and external documentation/forms, routine drafts of responses to Official communications and Office actions, sending instructions to agents and monitoring acknowledgements, calculation of any applicable fees payable on filing, actively resolving procedural issues as they arise, and any other activity related to patent preparation and prosecution.
* Work with internal docket systems, actively managing attorney dockets ensuring attorneys have full visibility of future, upcoming and urgent matters, where appropriate performing cross checks and closing out office actions. Monitoring and complying with deadlines for all required filings throughout the entire patent prosecution process.
* Manage electronic files relating to attorney case dockets, incorporating internal and official correspondence from patent offices around the world. Initiate and compose routine correspondence, ensuring timely and accurate drafting.
* Communicate with relevant patent offices and external counsel globally to ensure requirements are understood and convey any necessary information to attorneys in respect to the patent prosecution process.
* Assist attorneys with the tasks involved in-licence/out-licence of cases working with third parties and external counsel to ensure an efficient and seamless transfer. Be part of any patent prosecution team if required.
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
* Secondary/High school education or equivalent is required.
* Experience working as a patent prosecution paralegal, legal secretary, patent administrator or comparable position with experience working in a private practice or in-house legal environment.
* Strong understanding of EU/US and international patent prosecution procedures.
* Excellent IT skills (Windows, Excel, Adobe) and ability to use patent database management systems. Competent in software packages that support patent prosecution work.
* Must be well-organized and able to handle a heavy workload and cope with ever increasing changes, multiple deliverables, and deadlines, while maintaining a calm and professional manner.
* Demonstrated capacity to work and deliver on tight timelines whilst maintaining a focus on quality.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
* Formal paralegal training/certificate is preferred.
* Excellent attention to detail, with strong capability for problem solving, analysis, judgment, and reasoning.
* Strong interpersonal skills and good communication (written and verbal).
* The ability to engage and interact effectively with a diverse team, build strong partnerships, and develop relationships that enable honest and open conversations.
* Decisive, performance and customer driven.
Closing Date for Applications - 21st February 2025 (COB)
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When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
Why GSK?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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