Patent Practice Assistant II - Kent Daniels and Associates, Inc.

Position: Patent Practice Assistant II 

Location: Del Mar (preferred), San Francisco & Silicon Valley, CA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) 

Pay: $55,000 to $70,250 annually 

Experience: 2+ years of U.S. patent prosecution experience in a law firm. 

Education: High school diploma. Some college or bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm (Overtime flexibility) 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Patent Practice Assistant II to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   

• Coordinate with IP Transfers team in transfer-in and transfer-out of matters, including reviewing, auditing, filing POAs, and communicating with foreign counsel. 
• Assist with IDS tasks, including downloading copies of references and updating IDS charts after IDS filings.  
• Prepare corrective requests – supplemental Application Data Sheets, requests to update/change applicant, requests to correct inventorship. 
• Contact the USPTO regarding the status of applications. 
• Prepare and send formal documents to inventors for signature, ensure timely receipt of signed documents, record and file formal documents with the USPTO. 
• Prepare amendment shells for responses to office actions and reporting letters for patent certificates. 
• Assist with drafting reporting letters for USPTO mail and submitting conflict checks and opening new matters, including preparation of engagement letters and management of client and case documents. 
• Review and organize documents, files, and emails and ensure they are properly filed in First-to-File and NetDocs, according to the Firm’s filing protocols. 
• Research across patent databases such as USPTO, WIPO, Espacenet, and other foreign patent offices. 

Position Requirements:     

• Must have proficiency in Windows 10, MS (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, and Teams, and experience working with a document management system. 
• Must be able to quickly learn new skills and systems. 
• Proficient working knowledge of filing in USPTO Patent Center. 
• Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, ability to prioritize tasks, and excellent time management skills to meet deadlines. 
• Clear and concise communication skills, technical, organizational, and administrative skills. 
• Excellent spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.   

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.  

Position: Patent Practice Assistant II 

Location: Del Mar (preferred), San Francisco & Silicon Valley, CA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) 

Pay: $55,000 to $70,250 annually 

Experience: 2+ years of U.S. patent prosecution experience in a law firm. 

Education: High school diploma. Some college or bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm (Overtime flexibility) 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Patent Practice Assistant II to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   

• Coordinate with IP Transfers team in transfer-in and transfer-out of matters, including reviewing, auditing, filing POAs, and communicating with foreign counsel. 
• Assist with IDS tasks, including downloading copies of references and updating IDS charts after IDS filings.  
• Prepare corrective requests – supplemental Application Data Sheets, requests to update/change applicant, requests to correct inventorship. 
• Contact the USPTO regarding the status of applications. 
• Prepare and send formal documents to inventors for signature, ensure timely receipt of signed documents, record and file formal documents with the USPTO. 
• Prepare amendment shells for responses to office actions and reporting letters for patent certificates. 
• Assist with drafting reporting letters for USPTO mail and submitting conflict checks and opening new matters, including preparation of engagement letters and management of client and case documents. 
• Review and organize documents, files, and emails and ensure they are properly filed in First-to-File and NetDocs, according to the Firm’s filing protocols. 
• Research across patent databases such as USPTO, WIPO, Espacenet, and other foreign patent offices. 

Position Requirements:     

• Must have proficiency in Windows 10, MS (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, and Teams, and experience working with a document management system. 
• Must be able to quickly learn new skills and systems. 
• Proficient working knowledge of filing in USPTO Patent Center. 
• Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, ability to prioritize tasks, and excellent time management skills to meet deadlines. 
• Clear and concise communication skills, technical, organizational, and administrative skills. 
• Excellent spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.   

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.  

Position: Patent Practice Assistant II 

Location: Del Mar (preferred), San Francisco & Silicon Valley, CA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) 

Pay: $55,000 to $70,250 annually 

Experience: 2+ years of U.S. patent prosecution experience in a law firm. 

Education: High school diploma. Some college or bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm (Overtime flexibility) 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Patent Practice Assistant II to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   

• Coordinate with IP Transfers team in transfer-in and transfer-out of matters, including reviewing, auditing, filing POAs, and communicating with foreign counsel. 
• Assist with IDS tasks, including downloading copies of references and updating IDS charts after IDS filings.  
• Prepare corrective requests – supplemental Application Data Sheets, requests to update/change applicant, requests to correct inventorship. 
• Contact the USPTO regarding the status of applications. 
• Prepare and send formal documents to inventors for signature, ensure timely receipt of signed documents, record and file formal documents with the USPTO. 
• Prepare amendment shells for responses to office actions and reporting letters for patent certificates. 
• Assist with drafting reporting letters for USPTO mail and submitting conflict checks and opening new matters, including preparation of engagement letters and management of client and case documents. 
• Review and organize documents, files, and emails and ensure they are properly filed in First-to-File and NetDocs, according to the Firm’s filing protocols. 
• Research across patent databases such as USPTO, WIPO, Espacenet, and other foreign patent offices. 

Position Requirements:     

• Must have proficiency in Windows 10, MS (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, and Teams, and experience working with a document management system. 
• Must be able to quickly learn new skills and systems. 
• Proficient working knowledge of filing in USPTO Patent Center. 
• Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, ability to prioritize tasks, and excellent time management skills to meet deadlines. 
• Clear and concise communication skills, technical, organizational, and administrative skills. 
• Excellent spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.   

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.