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Position Title
Legal Instrument Examiner
Agency
Patent and Trademark Office
Announcement Number
TMCO- ADSR-24-12514606-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 to Wednesday, September 11, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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3. Are you a current or former Federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent. For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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Preferences
1. How did you hear about this USPTO job opportunity? (No Choice Limit) (limit characters)
2. Have you held a political appointment within the previous five-year period? (limit characters)
3. If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, by what agency/office or Department of Commerce bureau are you employed? (limit characters)
4. If you answered "Other" to the above question, please enter the agency and organization. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Legal Instrument Examiner position with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Legal Instrument Examiner at the GS-0963-07 grade level or equivalent pay band. Your resume must support the response you select.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Research relevant intellectual property laws, regulations, and case precedents to obtain materials requested by staff attorneys.
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3. Verifies completeness of documents and ensures compliance with the minimum statutory and procedural requirements for receipt of a filing date.
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4. Assembles and compiles information and legal reference materials as requested in case preparation.
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5. Utilizes various systems to determine the nature of an issue in order to conclude the next appropriate action.
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6. Ensures applicant information is appropriately captured and formatted to the proper standards and is consistent with data in the automated system, and includes the correct filing fees.
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7. Uses computers and programs such as internal databases, tracking systems, MS Office.
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8. Retrieves legal materials from databases.
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9. Performs work that regularly involved listening carefully to others to understand a need, problem or situation.
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10. Drafts and develops letters and correspondences for approval to respond and initiates communication with internal and external customers.
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11. Performs work that required to interact with customers at many levels in the organization.
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12. Provides oral explanations of technical information or other complex information, such as regulations, policies, or procedures.
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