Monica Torres
Lindenhurst,NY
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
IP Paralegal
Sorell, Lenna & Schmidt, LLP
Hauppauge, NY
02.2023 - Current
- File Trademark Applications
- Specimen search for Trademark Applications
- File Patent Applications
- Correspond with Foreign Agents regarding international applications.
- Correspond with clients with status updates from Foreign Agents and/or USPTO.
- Process claims charts.
- Research patents for litigation purposes.
- Research trademarks for litigation and/or Office Action purposes.
- Lite phones
- Process responses to Domestic and/or Foreign Office Actions
- Process Copyright Applications
- Send reminders to clients regarding responses to office actions, renewal fees, documents needed for signatures, etc.
- Process maintenance fees and/or declaration of use payments.
- Process US Patent Application fees.
- Draft responses for USPTO office actions.
- Search WIPO for International applications.
- Notary when needed.
Legal Secretary
The Law Firm of Elias C. Schwartz, PLLC
Great Neck, NY
02.2019 - 08.2022
- Answer and direct calls to the appropriate attorney;
- Calendar follow-ups on files and/ or service;
- Filing;
- Coordinating with the Process Server for service of Summons with Notice, Post Judgment Subpoenas, Summons and Verified Complaints or Notice of Motions;
- Processing of 3215’s;
- Processing of Judgment Roll;
- SCRA searches (military duty);
- Processing and scanning of the mail to the appropriate case files;
- Docketing of Judgments;
- Processing Information Subpoena Restraining Notices to the banks.
Sales & Customer Support Manager
iON Technology Solutions, LLC
Mineola, NY
02.2009 - 01.2019
- Assisted accounting department with accounts receivables;
- Processed large volumes of purchase orders;
- Coordinated timeliness of shipping on all orders;
- Processed consignment orders to ensure customers always have adequate amount of inventory;
- Created a handbook for the position as a training aid.
Executive Administrative Assistant
Safavieh Home Furnishings
Glen Cove, NY
10.2006 - 09.2008
- Communicated with the factories to check on the delivery time to the warehouse and/or acknowledge receipt of material that may have been needed for custom items;
- Communicated with the customers concerning orders, balances, delivery tickets and/or service tickets;
- Entered all sales information onto the monthly sales reports for both Long Island locations, processed all purchase orders, delivery and/or service tickets and circulated the inter-store transfer requests as needed;
- Assisted the corporate office with information needed for billing and/or purchase orders;
- Sorted all mail and packages per department/ heavy phones; filing; data entry; ordering supplies for both locations; process and batch our the credit card machines; make deposit tickets for the bank;
- Created a handbook for all new employees regarding company policies and paperwork procedure;
- Assisted the IT department in creating a new efficient database for all employees.
Data Entry Administrator
Patent & Trademark Institute of America
Roslyn Heights, NY
09.2000 - 10.2006
- Back up to the front desk when needed;
- Filing; data entry; set-up meetings; teleconferences;
- Ensure all clients; information was correctly processed into the database
- Constant contact with clients in order to ensure a smooth transition during the negotiations of a licensing agreement;
- Ensure all milestones were properly entered and updated;
- Created a manual for some of the departments for new hires.
Timeline
IP Paralegal
Sorell, Lenna & Schmidt, LLP
02.2023 - Current
Legal Secretary
The Law Firm of Elias C. Schwartz, PLLC
02.2019 - 08.2022
Sales & Customer Support Manager
iON Technology Solutions, LLC
02.2009 - 01.2019
Executive Administrative Assistant
Safavieh Home Furnishings
10.2006 - 09.2008
Data Entry Administrator
Patent & Trademark Institute of America
09.2000 - 10.2006