Allison Roberts
Gainesville
Summary
Experienced IP Docketing professional with almost a decade of expertise overseeing patent docket management for domestic and international matters. Proficient in docketing software, deadline calculation, and coordinating with attorneys, paralegals and foreign associates to ensure accurate filings and regulatory compliance. Recognized for reliability, precision, and maintaining organized, efficient docketing systems.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
IP Docketing Specialist
MG-IP law
Alexandria
12.2016 - Current
- Process and open new intellectual property matters in the docketing system, ensuring accurate entry of client, inventor and application details.
- Review incoming correspondence from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign associates to initiate new matters and update records.
- Coordinate the transfer of patent matters between clients, firms, and international associates while maintaining complete and accurate docket records.
- Audit transferred files to verify deadlines, application data, and supporting documentation before integrating them into the firm's docketing system.
- Communicate with attorneys, paralegals, and foreign agents to resolve discrepancies in matter information and ensure proper docketing of deadlines.
- Maintain and update matter records in IP docketing software (e.g., CTS), ensuring compliance with firm procedures and client requirements.
- Generate reports for attorneys and management regarding new filings, matter transfers, and docket accuracy.
- Assist with quality control checks to ensure transferred matters include all critical dates, documents, and historical prosecution data.
Education
Journalism/Mass Communication studies
Texas A&M University
College Station, TXSkills
- Process Improvement
- Attention to detail
- Deadline Management and Prioritization
- Cross-Team communication (attorneys, paralegals & foreign associates)
- Database management
- Foreign and Domestic filing coordination
- IP Docketing including new applications, transfer cases, office actions, priority documents, NOR's, filing receipts, NOA's, maintenance fee's, etc
- Proficient in Net Documents, CTS, Perfect Law, Practicelink, USPTO Patent Center, WIPO
Interests
Fitness and wellness goals, Cooking or baking, Community volunteering
Timeline
IP Docketing Specialist
MG-IP law
12.2016 - Current
Journalism/Mass Communication studies
Texas A&M University