China Patent Paralegal

JOB DESCRIPTION

Primary Duties:

• Assist with identification and creation of patent strategy and goals;
• Participate in educational programs for local engineering team and management on best patent company;
• Manage patent portfolios, including (a) review of invention disclosures, (b ) review/analysis of preliminary patentability research, (c), in coordination with clients and outside counsel, review, file, and/or instruct on filing in China, foreign patent applications and manage the resulting prosecution, and (d) review issued patents with clients for relevance and maintenance fee payments or abandonment;
• Draft formality documents, attend to document legalization, comply with priority document requirement, assist with legal document execution including use of notaries and apostilles;
• Coordinate the signatures of legal documents in accordance with a defined process including arrangements with notaries and apostilles;
• Legal research;
• Assist with special projects;
• Create, generate, compile, and edit reports, presentations, and spreadsheets, including an ability to analyze and process multiple sources of data;
• Provide other support and perform other duties as assigned from time to time.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Adient Asia Holdings