Highly motivated, energetic and dedicated Program Manager with almost a decade of experience in the tech industry. Also an ABA-certified paralegal with a heavy focus in IP law for both law firms and corporate environments. Genuinely a team-player and looking to broaden horizons with respect to career development.

SILICON VALLEY EXPERIENCE:
APPLE, INC. Cupertino, CA (November 2022 - September 2023)
IP & Licensing - Copyright Paralegal (Contract)
Copyright Prosecution - assisted with prosecution records management utilizing WebTMS, reviewed draft copyright applications for accuracy, worked on various copyright-related projects as needed
Copyright Disputes and Enforcement - corresponded with outside counsel regarding analysis and recommendations for potential take downs and cease & desist actions, engaged in bi-weekly status meetings with outside counsel and weekly meetings with Head of IP & Licensing, docketed status and red flag actions in addition to maintaining a comprehensive Quip document for caseload, reviewed strategies and input from internal stakeholders to move matters forward
Legal Permissions - focused on permission requests related to Steve Jobs and Apple CarPlay, gathered pertinent information from requestors, prepared final requests for review by Steve Jobs Estate/Steve Jobs Archive, corresponded with OS Product Marketing to move CarPlay and Apple asset review requests with auto companies forward towards revision or approval

Managed IP portfolio with respect to patents and trademarks by utilizing Foundation IP (FIP)
maintained internal docket filed US and PCT patent applications along with related prosecution documents with the USPTO
managed patent incentive program: identified eligible patent filings/issuances on a quarterly basis and submitted to Finance for monetary incentives, assisted with design and procurement of inventor swag/awards, prepared congratulatory inventor correspondence completed USPTO Trademark Bootcamp, conducted research and provided input related to Nuro trademark conflicts engaged in inventor outreach: assisted inventors with Invention Disclosure input into FIP, planned inventor appreciation events, prepared and sent out formal prosecution documents for inventor execution updated patent and trademark portfolio summary decks, prepared quarterly status reports to Operating Committee Leads providing patent activity status for inventors on their teams assisted with IP operations: updated internal patent procedures, provided recommendations for IP tools and counsel, tracked projects/tasks interfaced with outside counsel and foreign associates regarding prosecution and priority documents coordination

Oversaw McAfee's patent incentive program: identified filed original applications on a bi-weekly basis and submitted inventor information to Payroll for monetary awards, distributed innovation prizes and desktop awards to eligible inventors, and prepared congratulatory correspondence for newly filed applications and issued patents with relevant documentation revamped McAfee's IP Homepage on internal Legal portal by creating a user-friendly interface, essentially promoting a more robust tool for accessing internal IP resources and education also responsible for overall site maintenance in the form of updating content, policies, global Information Disclosure Form (IDF) and current Patent Review Committee (PRC) membership managed and maintained patent portfolio by utilizing Foundation IP (FIP), assisted with tagging portfolio and updating records added users (inventors) and oversaw access permissions reviewed US and foreign annuities via Renew and responded to routine discrepancy reports processed FIP and CPA Global invoices with Legal Operations team ran reports on various metrics related to patent portfolio: patent metrics for CEO update, patent achievements correspondence, new filings for patent incentive awards, EVP All-Hands, upcoming quarterly annuities for PRC voting provided recommendations for revising McAfee's current outside counsel guidelines and Patent Honorarium policies created training presentations focusing on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights to better acquaint inventor population monitored internal Patents inbox and fielded IDF issues, troubleshot technical issues related to current portfolio management platform (CPI, then CPA Global) and handled patent incentive inquiries along with other inventor queries participated and synced up in patent strategy meetings with Senior Director and patent counsel regarding upcoming asks/projects and brainstormed ideas to improve program, policies and processes, corresponded with outside counsel as needed, led and assisted with various IP-related projects while also influencing overall strategy attended IP-related conferences related to patent portfolio management engaged in further training for FIP and CPA Global researched other in-house IP programs to gain insight on overall improvement for McAfee program conducted first-pass Legal Product Reviews for Consumer products and raise action items/provide feedback to submitters and project managers, attended weekly Consumer team calls and biweekly Verizon product calls, worked with other Legal advisors to bring pending submissions to approval

Drafted and prepared patent applications and all prosecution-related actions for filing with the USPTO; contacted USPTO representatives, clients and inventors; created and updated patent portfolio status reports; maintained and updated extensive Information Disclosure charts; managed heavy case docket and interfaced with Docketing team regarding upcoming deadlines and actions; set up, prepared materials for and participated in Strategic IP meetings with potential clients and attorneys; investigated prosecution-related issues in PAIR and other patent document management systems; worked with Accounting to monitor clients' account status; managed client coordination and assisted new clients through the application process; facilitated the payment of retainer invoices for patent-related projects; prepared and reported correspondence from the USPTO to clients

Assisted attorneys in patent-related tasks including the preparing and filing of applications and other documents with the USPTO; utilized patent docketing software (CTS/FlexTrac) to monitor and manage patent docket and produce patent status reports; communicated with inside and outside counsel regarding prosecution and litigation matters; researched prosecution and litigation matters; managed and maintained patent and litigation files; monitored consistency between private PAIR and internal digital records; created comprehensive chart to calculate the expiration dates of Creative patents; conducted status research regarding ITC cases; calculated PTE/PTA for issued patent portfolio

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXPERINCE:

(Contract)
Assisted in preparation and prosecution of IP legal documents; electronically-filed actions with the USPTO; conducted patent application status checks via private PAIR; prepared correspondence re: prosecution status to Canon Inc. in Japan; transmitted prosecution documents for review to Canon Inc. in Japan; created comprehensive database to track the review of IDS' and duplicate cited art

Engaged in case management and managed document production with respect to discovery; conducted legal research on Lexis Advance or Pacer; summarized deposition transcripts; maintained case matrices and adding document production to Law/Summation; aided in all aspects of trial or arbitration preparation (exhibit binders, trial documents, trial subpoenas, etc); liaised with firm partners, associates, outside counsel and experts; delegated projects to legal secretaries and interns

Managed litigation caseload with heavy involvement in all aspects; filed new cases; drafted pleadings, legal documents and relevant correspondence; propounded and responded to discovery including drafting interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions and other discovery; calendared calendar dates/filing deadlines; aided in all aspects of trial preparation (exhibit binders, trial documents, trial subpoenas, etc.); liaised with firm partners, clients, defense counsel, experts, legal services vendors, etc

Assisted in preparation and prosecution of IP legal documents (applications, amendments, responses to formalities notices, Information Disclosure Statements etc.); electronically-filed actions with the USPTO; performed status checks on patent and trademark applications via PAIR and TARR; prepared correspondence to clients and foreign associates; maintained attorney docket; submitted daily updates and responses for USPTO due dates to Docketing; ran conflict checks for prospective and new clients; filed and maintained documents and correspondence in physical files and iManage system; inputted attorney billable hours in Carpe Diem; prepared and submitted attorney expense reports to Accounting; and executed miscellaneous projects assigned by attorneys