Intellectual Property Paralegal

Join a Team That Sticks Together!

At Shurtape Technologies, we know how to make things stick. As a leading manufacturer and marketer of adhesive tape, we pride ourselves on creating innovative solutions for a variety of industries.

We have facilities all around the world, including in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Mexico, China, and more.

In addition to our specialty adhesive products, we offer well-known brands like Duck, FrogTape, Painter's Mate, Shurtape, T-Rex, Kip, and Pro Tapes.

Why Work with Us?

We encourage curiosity and creativity, working together to solve challenges and innovate. Our commitment to health, safety, and environmental responsibility means we make a positive impact on our communities and the world.

What We Offer:

• A company that truly values your contributions

• A place where you can grow, make an impact, and be part of something meaningful

• A focus on excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring we deliver top-quality, reliable solutions to our customers

• An environment where employees are encouraged to bring their best ideas forward and adopt a growth mindset

More Than Just Tapes...

In addition to being obsessed with our customers, Shurtape is committed to being socially and environmentally responsible. We recognize that our actions today affect our world tomorrow, and we are committed to responsible manufacturing processes that protect the communities in which we operate.

We Ask for the Best, and Offer the Best in Return

We are looking for passionate, innovative individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment to join the Shurtape team. If you're looking to be part of a forward-thinking, fast-paced, and supportive team, we'd love to hear from you!

Our tapes may do the sticking, but it's our people who hold it all together.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Intellectual Property Paralegal is responsible for providing legal administrative assistance to the Legal Services team for managing Shurtape's intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks, patents, trade secrets and copyrights. This role supports routine IP prosecution and portfolio administration, assists with preliminary trademark and patent clearance searches, supports invention disclosure intake and tracking, and helps maintain trade secret protection practices. This position requires the ability to accomplish tasks with a sense of urgency while maintaining meticulous attention to detail and effectively manage internal and external relationships and legal resources with a collaborative and solutions-based approach.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Intellectual Property Administrative Support:

• Assist with preparing, filing, and supporting domestic and international trademark and patent matters.
• Maintain IP systems, databases, calendars, and document records.
• Track deadlines, renewals, maintenance fees, and reporting dates.
• Keep organized records of registrations, applications, assignments, licenses, and related documents.

Trademark and Patent Clearance Support:

• Assist internal teams with forms and required materials for initiating patent and trademarks searches.
• Perform basic trademark searches (USPTO, common law, internet).
• Support initial patent searches using public databases.
• Summarize clearance results for internal teams and outside counsel review.
• Monitor trademark use and collect specimens or product details.

Trade Secret Support:

• Help maintain trade secret inventories and documentation.
• Aid in implementing confidentiality practices and access controls.
• Gather information on trade secret protection from internal teams and outside counsel.

Invention Disclosure Support:

• Manage intake and status tracking of invention disclosures.
• Assist inventors with forms and required materials.
• Maintain logs and track review milestones.
• Coordinate review and follow-up with relevant teams and outside counsel.
• Organize disclosure materials for patent filings and evaluations.

Track inventor acknowledgments and assignment obligations.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment that requires the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time efficiently and effectively without sacrificing quality of work product. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Paralegal certificate or associate degree in paralegal studies is required.
• 2+ years of experience as a paralegal with in-house legal department experience in the areas of law listed.
• Familiarity with USPTO databases and basic clearance searching.
• Experience supporting trade secret protection efforts or internal compliance initiatives.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective and collaborative professional relationships with internal and external parties, including legal, business, and creative personnel.
• Support and communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of seniority and experience to provide friendly services.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and to exercise discretion and good judgment.
• Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on providing solutions-based and mutually agreeable alternative solutions.
• Detail oriented, motivated, confident, and approachable, completes work with a sense of urgency.
• Working knowledge using database software programs and document management system software.
• Proficient computer skills using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to work in front of a laptop or PC workstation for extended periods of time
• Occasional standing, sitting, walking, and talking on the phone

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is a fast-paced work environment with consistent pressure to complete duties as outlined above which requires ability to manage multiple projects at a detailed level and provide support to many internal departments in a fast-changing environment. Many duties listed above are time-sensitive and have strict deadlines for completion.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.