Intellectual Property Administrator Resume Example HID GLOBAL CORPORATION

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR

Experience

Intellectual Property Administrator04/2011 － CurrentHID GLOBAL CORPORATIONIrvine, CA

Manage company's trademarks and copyrights.
Evaluate trademark screening search results.
Draft goods and services descriptions.
Direct outside counsels.
Integrate trademark portfolios of acquired companies.
Docket in Foundation IP database.
Manage CPA trademark renewals service.
Investigate and collect evidence of use.
Ensure proper attribution of company's trademarks and copyrights.
Police online marketplaces for knock-offs, counterfeits and infringement of company's trademarks.
Draft DMCA takedown notices and C&D letters.
Support UDRP actions to claim infringing internet domains.
Review trademark watch notices and oppose conflicting marks.
Work with investigators and law enforcement agencies in raids of counterfeiter's premises.
Authored trademarks, copyrights and brand protection guidelines, and training modules about intellectual property rights, the competitive advantages IP rights provide, and the role each employee plays in acquiring, supporting and leveraging our IP.
Wrote training and reference materials used in the field by US, Chinese and European Customs agencies.

Trademark Paralegal08/2009 － 06/2010LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONCarlsbad, CA.

Filed and prosecuted new trademarks and maintained trademark portfolio for large international biotechnology company.
Assisted in creating distinctive product names.
Conducted SAEGIS, USPTO and broader Internet trademark clearance searches of visual designs and word marks.
Worked up trade dress drawings using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Drafted office action responses.
Filed trademark assignments, statements of use and requests for extensions.
Drafted TTAB Letter of Protest.
Negotiated with opposing counsel in trademark coexistence agreements.
Digitized and docketed incoming paper trademark files of acquired companies.
Wrote, published and maintained on the company intranet all Trademark group informational content, and created the electronic form used to submit new trademark search requests.

Trademark and Litigation Paralegal10/2007 － 11/2008BAD BOY BRANDSSan Diego, CA

Provided brand maintenance and litigation support for international trademark and brand licensing company.
Assisted in all aspects of a large and complex litigation discovery production including analyzing requests for production, reviewing extensive company working files and electronic communications to identify potentially responsive documents.
Reported findings and formulated response strategy.
Scrutinized collected materials for responsiveness and attorney client privilege, redacting as appropriate, culling privileged documents and preparing privilege log.
Implemented bates numbering system and quality checked final production.
Investigated and accumulated evidence of trademark use including worldwide advertising and sales figures, print media circulation, copyrighted art, artist affidavits, point of sale materials, hang tags and product samples.
Policed internet commerce sites, taking down infringing merchandise and staying after repeat offenders.

Trademark and Contracts Administration Specialist05/2003 － 10/2007TRADEMARK LICENSING SOLUTIONS, LLCSan Diego, CA.

Supported trademark registration and contracts administration related functions for boutique brand licensing company: Conducted TESS trademark searches and evaluated results for potential registration.
Filed USPTO trademark applications and provided prosecution status updates.
Drafted trademark license agreements, managed the collection of quarterly royalty payments, and communicated with brand owners and licensees to ensure the smooth operation of brand licensing programs.

Education

Various courses through UCSD Extension and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) distance learning program and in patent and trademark law, California Notary Public certification, and further study in Microsoft Office software and the Spanish language. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, Lawyer's Assistant Program (ABA Approved), Certificate of Completion (December 1993). Business and Environmental Law Specialty.:SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts Degree:HistoryHistory August 1993). Coursework emphasized research, writing and critical thinking skills, and focused on the history of Latin America. Studies also included eighteen units of Spanish language training and substantial art and graphic design coursework.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop, advertising and sales, Agile, artist, arts, art, attorney, biotechnology, branding, C, Chinese, com, competitive, content, contracts, CPA, critical thinking, client, database, graphic design, Illustrator, Intellectual Property, IP, Latin, law enforcement, Law, letters, litigation support, litigation, materials, Access database, Excel, Microsoft Office software, office, PowerPoint, word, Microsoft Word, enterprise, Notary Public, Oracle, Police, print media, project management, quality, research, SAN, Spanish language, strategy

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

HID GLOBAL CORPORATION
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
BAD BOY BRANDS
TRADEMARK LICENSING SOLUTIONS, LLC

School Attended

SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

Job Titles Held:

Intellectual Property Administrator
Trademark Paralegal
Trademark and Litigation Paralegal
Trademark and Contracts Administration Specialist

Degrees

Various courses through UCSD Extension and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) distance learning program and in patent and trademark law, California Notary Public certification, and further study in Microsoft Office software and the Spanish language. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, Lawyer's Assistant Program (ABA Approved), Certificate of Completion (December 1993). Business and Environmental Law Specialty. : SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts Degree : History

Intellectual Property Administrator Resume Example

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