Patent Paralegal

(ID: 2025-0842)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Benefits:

• 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
• Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401K Match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Healthcare (FSA)
  • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
  • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overview

Axle is looking to add a driven, flexible, organized, and meticulous Patent Paralegal to our dynamic team. The Contractor(s) shall provide services in support of the overall functions of the Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Office (TTIPO), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

 

Technical Requirements:

 

• Manage all aspects of patent-related work in support of the TTIPO Technology Transfer and Patent Specialists (TTPS) including:
  • Prepare and route invention/patent filing recommendation packages for review,
  • Enter and analyze data, perform data quality checks, review and attach information relating to patent-filing, patent annuities, procurement of patent legal services, patent workflow.
• Stay abreast of changes in the US and foreign patent laws and policies that have implications for NIAID and CDC patent portfolios and help implement necessary process and database adjustments to comply with appropriate changes.
• Review and monitor patent annuity and maintenance fee payment deadlines and data in internal and external databases, ensure contracted annuity management service makes payments in accordance with patent filing recommendations and decisions made by NIAID and CDC and prepare upcoming patent annuity reports for review by TTPS periodically and as needed.
• Support effective management of NIAID and CDC intellectual property and of the Patent and Legal Services ("PLS") task orders. Analyze patent budget, expenses and project foreseeable costs associated with pursuing domestic and/or foreign patent protection for NIAID and CDC inventions.
• Generate reports to identify upcoming patent application filing deadlines, to analyze and determine a patent filing strategy in advance of deadlines, and to track patent expenditures on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Identify estimates from the patent law firms for TTIPO staff review; analyze estimated costs for NIAID and CDC to project and plan for funding of patent prosecution activities in the coming year; collect information under PLS task orders to support the COR's planning activities.

• Generate and analyze monthly and quarterly PLS Contractors Estimate Reports to ensure accuracy of invoicing and allow early billing discrepancies identification and resolution.

  Assist in the identification of remaining funds for timely obligations.

• Provide Quarterly Reports on NIAID/CDC patent expenses with remaining funds to TTPS; review reports received from PLS Contractors related to activities under the PLS task orders; identify discrepancies between PLS reports and internal databases; and prepare communications regarding such reports.
• Assist with review and management of third-party patent filings where NIAID or CDC staff are named as inventors; prepare and forward formal patent documents to third party as appropriate.
• Perform all actions to support and implement NIAID and CDC authorizations to discontinue patent prosecution.
• Provide support for the administration of PLS contract; verify and review incoming law firm billing and invoicing documents for accuracy and formal requirements.
• Coordinate reconsideration of and refunds for rejected invoices by PLS Contractors.
• Monitors PLS Contractors' invoice submission process for accuracy and timeliness.
• Become provisioned for invoice reviewer role in the NIH