Intellectual Property - Paralegal

The Albany International Corp. Legal Department is looking for a Paralegal or Administrative Assistant to join our team. Albany is a global company and maintains intellectual property rights in numerous jurisdictions around the world. The successful employee will manage Albany International's Intellectual Property portfolios and will be the primary support person for the Assistant General Counsel, Director of Intellectual Property at our Corporate Headquarters.

Albany International Corp. is a global manufacturer whose products and technologies help make paper smoother, tissue softer, and aircraft engines and structures lighter. The company has 2 core businesses, The Machine Clothing segment is the world's leading producer of custom-designed fabrics and belts essential to production in the paper, nonwovens, and other process industries' products. Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) is a rapidly growing supplier of highly engineered composite parts for the aerospace industry.

Responsibilities

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to exhibit the following core company values : Albany wins together, count on each other, own your actions, care about each other, share your enthusiasm.

• Support the Assistant General Counsel – Director of Intellectual Property in executing IP strategies and initiatives.
• Manage Albany International Corp.'s global IP portfolio, including trademarks, trade secrets and patents, overseeing searches, filings, registrations, and renewals.
• Coordinate closely with outside counsel and service providers to ensure efficient prosecution.
• Monitor and maintain IP portfolio databases to ensure deadlines are met and records are accurate.
• Docket all incoming correspondence and maintain two intellectual property databases, IP Folio and CPI.
• Review data in databases for data integrity in both IP Folio and CPI. This is an ongoing project to update and complete the data in both databases.
• Manage our inventor awards program.
• Work with business units to collect and maintain patent-use information.
• Monitor and manage annuity activities relating to payments and due dates.
• Assist with invoice review and management.
• Prepare reports for legal team and business units.
• Draft and review confidentiality agreements, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Maintain Outlook calendars, scheduling meetings, conference room and video conference equipment.
• Clerical duties.

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Qualifications

Remuneration & Benefits / Other

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