Renee Turiello
Redwood City,CA
Summary
Driven Paralegal with over 20 years of experience in Patent law. Highly skilled at multitasking and prioritizing tasks to complete projects on time and determine appropriate courses of action. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
International Paralegal
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
01.2015 - 01.2023
- Prepare and File PCT applications with the United States Patent Office and WIPO
- Prepare and File National Phase and Direct applications abroad
- Prepare responses to Office Action templates for attorneys
- Send instructions to various foreign associates abroad for foreign prosecution
- Prepare and Report out PCT and foreign correspondence to clients
- Review docket
- Research Patents
- Communicate with foreign counsel, attorneys and clients
- Work in client docketing system
- Manage deadlines for attorneys and clients
- Foreign prosecution
- Filing formalities including: Power of Attorney, Oath and Assignments, ordering certified copies of prior applications, legalization of documents and any other requirement in order to obtain a filing date
- Obtain instructions for foreign filing deadlines from multiple attorneys and clients
- Prepare foreign filing reminder letters
- Preparing foreign cost estimates
- Act as liaison between in-house counsel and foreign associates
- Database entry
- Special Projects and assigning special projects
- Prepare and file responses for various communications from the USPTO and WIPO.
International Filing Department Supervisor
Kilpatrick & Townsend & Stockton LLP
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Work with the international workflow coordinators to monitor workflow for all offices
- Act as liaison between attorneys and international filers
- Work with International Filing Department Manager
- Prepare Reports and Charts
- Assign new clients to international filing assistants
- Help with the hiring process
- Prepare reviews for international filing department staff
- Help prepare training for staff and train new employees
- Help run department meetings
- Monitor time entries for billing
- Reviewing and monitoring work done by the international filers
- Monitoring the workflow for the international department in all office
- Docketing new matters in FIP
- Preparing foreign cost estimates
- Prepare foreign filing reminders letters and assist with overflow for other offices
- Reviewing international filing instructions for new applications to be filed
- Act as liaison between in-house counsel and foreign associates
- Database entry
- Special Projects and assigning special project.
International Filing Workflow Coordinator
Kilpatrick & Townsend & Stockton LLP
01.2011 - 03.2011
- Assigning filings to the international filing assistants
- Reviewing and monitoring work done by international filers
- Monitoring the workflow for the international department in the Palo Alto office
- Obtain instructions for foreign filing deadlines from multiple attorneys and clients
- Opening new files in workflow program
- Docketing new matters in Dennemayer and FIP
- Prepare foreign filing reminders letters
- Preparing foreign cost estimates
- Prepare foreign filing reminders letters and assist with overflow for other offices
- Reviewing international filing instructions for new applications to be filed
- Prepare and filing Chapter II Demands
- Filing Formalities including: Power of Attorney, Oath and Assignments, ordering certified copies of prior applications, legalization of documents and any other requirements in order to obtain a filing date
- Letter and report preparation for attorneys in other offices
- Act as liaison between in-house counsel and foreign associates
- Database entry
- Special Projects and assigning special project
- Prepare and file responses for various communications from the USPTO and WIPO.
International Workflow Coordinator
Townsend and Townsend Crew LLP
09.2010 - 12.2010
- Assigning filings to the international assistants
- Reviewing and monitoring work done by the international filers
- Monitoring the workflow for the international department in Palo Alto office
- Obtain instructions for foreign filing deadlines from multiple attorneys and clients
- Opening new files in workflow program
- Docketing new natters in Dennemeyer
- Prepare foreign filing reminder letters
- Preparing foreign cost estimates
- Prepare foreign filing reminders letters and assist with overflow for other offices
- Reviewing international filing instructions for new applications to be filed
- Preparing and filing Chapter II Demands
- Filing formalities including: Power of Attorney, Oath and Assignments, ordering certified copies of prior applications, legalization of documents and any other requirement in order to obtain a filing date
- Letter and report preparation for attorneys in other offices
- Act as liaison between in-house counsel and foreign associates
- Database entry
- Special Projects and assigning special projects
- Prepare and file responses for various communications from the USPTO and WIPO.
International Filing Assistant
Townsend and Townsend Crew LLP
01.2005 - 09.2010
- Preparing and filing international applications, i.e
- PCT, Non-PCT, Design and National Phase applications
- Preparing and filing Chapter II Demands
- Filing formalities including: Power of Attorney, Oath and Assignments, ordering certified copies of prior applications, legalization of documents and any other requirement in order to obtain a filing date
- Letter and report preparation for multiple patent attorneys
- Act as liaison between in-house counsel and foreign associates
- Train new employees
- Database entry
- Special Projects
- Prepare and file responses for various communications from the USPTO and WIPO
- Obtain instructions for foreign filing deadlines from multiple attorneys and clients
- Produced high volume of written correspondence
- Prepare foreign filing reminder letters
- Preparing foreign cost estimates
- Opening new files in workflow program
- Docketing new natters in Dennemeyer
- Reviewing international filing instructions for new applications to be filed
- Prepare foreign filing reminders letters and assist with overflow for other offices
- Assist coordinator with overflow.
Legal Assistant/Secretary
Blakely Sokoloff, Taylor and Zafman, LLP
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Prepare and file patent applications, responses, extensions, transmittal letters, fee sheets, maintenance fees, issue fees, notices and petitions with the USPTO
- Letter and report preparation for patent attorneys
- Special Projects
- Produced high volume of written correspondence
- Prepare and file responses for international applications
- Help International Department by filing the request for examination for international applications.
Legal Assistant- SAP Labs, LLC
Robert Half Legal
01.2004
- Letter and report preparation for multiple patent attorneys
- Create and monitor Claiming letters and Contracts to Inventors
- Docket filings from outside Counsel to the USPTO Office
- Docket filings from outside Counsel to the Foreign Patent Offices
- Extensive filing and distribution of mail
- Special projects.
Legal Assistant
Ray K. Shahani, Esq., Attorney at Law
01.2000 - 01.2004
- Prepared and filed patent and trademark applications, responses, extensions, transmittal letters, fee sheets, maintenance fees, issue fees, Section 8 & 15, notices and petitions with the USPTO
- Prepared and filed international applications, requests, Chapter II Demands with the PCT Office
- Prepared and filed civil litigation documents, including motions, orders and affidavits, with the San Mateo County Superior Court
- Database entry and management
- Produced high volume of written correspondence
- Maintained docketing system
- Processed the payments of all monthly bills and invoices
- Managed all administrative duties of legal office
- Produced monthly letters to tenants, including annual rent increase letters
- Processed advertisements of available units
- Handled monthly rent receipts from tenants
- Special projects.
Legal Assistant – Janis Biksa, Esq., Attorney at Law
Apple One
01.2000
- Prepared and filed patent and trademark applications, responses, extensions, transmittal letters, fee sheets, notices and petitions with the USPTO
- Managed office document flow
- Extensive filing and mail distribution
- Data entry and management
- Produced high volume of written communication
- Updated client files.
Education
Paralegal Certification -
De Anza College
03.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
California State University
06.2003
Skills
- Advanced Word Processing
- Litigation Support
- Court Reporting
- Document Control
- Organizational Efficiency
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Quality Control
- Legal Document Preparation
- Exceptional Telephone Etiquette
- Task Prioritization
- Correspondence
- Client Support
- Client Relations
- Client Service and Support
- Document Filing
- Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
- Typing (50 wpm), 10-Key
- Elite
- DTE
- Outlook
- Client-matter wizard
- Workflow program
- Dennemeyer
- PCT Safe
- EPCT
- Filesite
- Legalkey
- Word Perfect, Paradox
- Time slips
- Adobe Acrobat
- IPAS – docketing system
- Legal Star – docketing system
- Internet Proficiency
- Ability to successfully work independently or under close supervision, depending upon demands of the situation
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Foundation IP
- USPTO Website
- EfsWeb
- Private Pair
- Patent Center
- Patdocs
Timeline
International Paralegal
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
01.2015 - 01.2023
International Filing Department Supervisor
Kilpatrick & Townsend & Stockton LLP
01.2011 - 01.2015
International Filing Workflow Coordinator
Kilpatrick & Townsend & Stockton LLP
01.2011 - 03.2011
International Workflow Coordinator
Townsend and Townsend Crew LLP
09.2010 - 12.2010
International Filing Assistant
Townsend and Townsend Crew LLP
01.2005 - 09.2010
Legal Assistant/Secretary
Blakely Sokoloff, Taylor and Zafman, LLP
01.2004 - 01.2005
Legal Assistant- SAP Labs, LLC
Robert Half Legal
01.2004
Legal Assistant
Ray K. Shahani, Esq., Attorney at Law
01.2000 - 01.2004
Legal Assistant – Janis Biksa, Esq., Attorney at Law
Apple One
01.2000
Paralegal Certification -
De Anza College
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
California State University
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