Prosecution Administrator

Work Location:

About Your Role:

We are currently looking for a detail-oriented and dynamic Prosecution Administrator to join our Spruson & Ferguson Singapore office in a stable organisation with both a regional and global presence.

• Preparing official documents for the review of respective key stakeholders, and subsequent submission to patent offices and clients.
• Ensuring emails are checked and important matters are docketed in the system.
• Monitoring and tracking of crucial deadlines of the respective key stakeholders that a patent administrator is supporting.
• Assisting the respective key stakeholders in monitoring dockets as well as their Work In Progress Reports.
• Supporting the respective key stakeholders in managing all aspects of the prosecution workflow and willing to put in extra time, if needed, for any urgent work with imminent deadlines.
• Preparing of patent forms for the respective key stakeholders for subsequent filing with the patent office.

What You Bring:

• Ideally 5 years of stable experience in an administrative role or legal secretary role.
• Experience in the Intellectual Property industry or patent prosecution would be a bonus.
• Able to work independently, under pressure and deal tactfully with diverse and regional stakeholders.
• Good time management and good organizational skills, whilst maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, displays adaptability and willingness to learn new technology.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English, both written and spoken.

Spruson & Ferguson companies are members of the IPH Ltd group, and Spruson & Ferguson Pty Ltd and Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers Pty Ltd are part of an ‘ownership group’ for the purposes of the Australian and New Zealand Code of Conduct for Trans-Tasman Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 2018. For more information see ‘Ownership Group'.