Patent examiner vs general counsel

Differences between patent examiner and general counsel duties and responsibilities

Patent examiner example responsibilities.

• Leverage USPTO proprietary information and technical research to evaluate claim inventions.
• Learned and implement use of new software tools and applications at the USPTO on a regular basis.
• Provide management assistance to veterans in financial matters and solving issues.
• Analyze final determination of the competency of veterans and other VA beneficiaries and provide notification of the determination.
• Review and execute infringement and invalidity analyses for patents relating to telecommunications and call routing in support of major infringement litigation.
• Draft several patent applications relating to DNA diagnostic technologies.

General counsel example responsibilities.

• Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
• Review subpoenas and attorney letters for compliance with HIPAA and institutional guidelines and coordinate non-party depositions as needed.
• Prepare dozens of complex commercial transactions in connection to equity and debt securities offerings.
• Handle regulatory, compliance, licensing, and registration matters for securities broker- dealer and register investment adviser.
• Supervise commercial litigation, arbitration and claims, including case strategy, pleadings preparation, hearings, depositions and settlement negotiations.
• Supervise and train unit charge with securing patient medical records, ensuring compliance with Medicare and HIPAA regulations and accreditation standards.
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