Job Title: Trademark Paralegal
Location: Irvine, CA 92602 – Hybrid Required (Mon, Tues, Wed Onsite / Thurs, Fri Remote)
Duration: Short term – through the end of 2025 (Possible Extension)
 
Top 3-5 Required Skills/Experience/Education:

• At least 2 years of trademark prosecution experience (preparation of documents for submission to USPTO)
• Ability to draft concise and effective communications (cease & desist letters, emails to outside counsel)
• Ability to conduct trademark searches (familiarity with USPTO database)
• Ability to retrieve and review trademark docket

 
Overview:
The Trademark Paralegal contractor is responsible for supporting trademarks. The role includes assisting attorneys with filings, maintaining records, supporting disputes, and ensuring compliance with legal and procedural requirements. This position involves extensive interaction with outside counsel, internal employees, and high-level management.
 
Required Qualifications:

• 4-year bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-certified program
• Minimum 2 years of trademark prosecution experience (preparing and submitting documents to USPTO)
• Strong ability to draft concise trademark communications (Cease & Desist letters, outside counsel emails)
• Proficiency in trademark searches and USPTO/major searching platforms
• Demonstrated ability to retrieve, review, and analyze trademark dockets
• Experience preparing declarations of use and gathering specimens for trademark offices
• Strong verbal communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills for collaboration
• Strong writing and analytical skills for drafting and reviewing legal documents independently
• Highly organized with project management and multitasking abilities to meet deadlines
• Proficiency with database management, Excel, and legal software
• Able to handle routine and increasingly complex problems independently, proposing solutions when appropriate

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and organize documentation and information requests related to trademark disputes
• Assist attorneys in case preparation, fact finding, and investigation activities, including conducting comprehensive searches using USPTO and other databases
• Prepare and file prosecution documents (applications, declarations of use, specimens) for USPTO and other agencies
• Retrieve and review trademark dockets to ensure accurate tracking and deadline management
• Draft communications, including cease & desist letters and trademark-related correspondence
• Respond to document requests or inquiries from internal and external parties
• Liaise regularly with outside law firms, internal employees, and senior management on trademark disputes
• Conduct online research and trademark database searches

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 30.00/hr.