Paralegal - Intellectual Property

IP Prosecution & Portfolio Support Oversee and coordinate all stages of the trademark life cycle including conducting searches and reviews managing filings and registrations and handling renewals. Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle for invention disclosures provisional filings and nonprovisional/foreign prosecution in partnership with in-house counsel and outside firms. Track critical dates and filings; confirm outside counsel actions (e.g. U.S. and foreign filings fast track/first file checkpoints) and surface risks proactively. Run and/or commission novelty/FTO searches with outside counsel; organize results and deadlines. Facilitate and capture outcomes from the weekly invention disclosure triage/working session; keep actions current and visible for stakeholders. Build light‑weight AI bots automations and work management (Planner/Power Automate/SharePoint) to remove manual steps and improve visibility. Work closely with engineers product leaders finance/AP and regional operating companies (e.g. Tektronix Qualitrol PacSci) to remove friction and keep IP work moving. 5-10+ years in an IP paralegal and/or legal operations role supporting both trademark and patent portfolios (in-house preferred). Experience reviewing and advising on trademark searches and filing decisions. Hands-on familiarity with IP systems and data—ideally including CPI (docketing) WebTMS (trademarks) Experience coordinating outside counsel and FTO/novelty work; strong document and deadline discipline. ​ Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Excel SharePoint Teams) low-code tools (Planner Power Automate Azure AI) to build simple flows and trackers and PowerBI to build data reports. Comfort working with Finance/AP on POs invoice exceptions vendor onboarding and budget tracking. Clear concise communication and the ability to drive alignment across legal engineering product and finance. Paralegal certificate and/or IP-specific accreditation Extensive AI bot creation experience Experience with OSS governance and license request workflows Prior work consolidating multi-opco IP data and presenting insights for leadership