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Alt Legal Trademark Paralegal Course
We’re thrilled to provide a free course to help trademark paralegals and administrators learn about and refine their knowledge of trademark prosecution. Our course is taught by top paralegals and attorneys at law firms and in-house departments and features both introductory sections on IP and advanced sections on trademark issues, from searches to docketing to ethical obligations and more.
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Trademark Administrators' Exchange
Join the Trademark Administrators’ Exchange (TMAE), a place for trademark and other IP administrators, paralegals, legal assistants, docketers, and more to share resources and learn from one another. The TMAE provides an email-based, threaded conversation space where trademark administrators can ask questions, provide resources, network, and support one another.
Additionally, the TMAE regularly hosts webinars on key topics for trademark administrators. See upcoming TMAE and Alt Legal events here and view the TMAE webinar archive here where you can view all TMAE webinars on demand.
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Benchmarking Trademark Administrators’ Salaries
Trademark administrators (TMAs) are vital contributors to the success of intellectual property (IP) teams, yet their roles and compensation often lack visibility. To bridge this gap, Alt Legal and the Trademark Administrators’ Exchange (TMAE) are proud to present “Benchmarking Trademark Administrators’ Salaries,” a report that provides the most comprehensive analysis of TMA compensation and benefits available today.
Also, check out the TMAE Webinar, TradeMastery: The art of salary negotiations for TMAs where senior TMAs addressed a number of questions to help TMAs navigate raises, non-financial compensation, and how to approach managers to discuss these requests.
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Alt Legal's IP Resources
Alt Legal’s innovative trademark docketing software requires us to have a deep and thorough understanding of trademark law. Along the way, we create and share resources to help the rest of the Alt Legal Community stay on top of new changes. Here is a handful of the resources we have available:
Alt Legal Blog — Our blog is a go-to resource for all things trademarks and intellectual property. Content is written by the Alt Legal team and expert guest bloggers and is updated regularly.
Alt Legal Resource Library — Organized by topic, the Alt Legal Resource Library contains our full collection of resources ranging from blog articles to Alt Legal Webinars to Alt Legal Connect sessions, all of which cover important topics relating to IP practice, law practice management, and IP news and current events.
IP Resources — Curated by the Alt Legal team, this page contains a list of useful websites and practical resources to help IP practitioners in their day-to-day practices.
International Trademark Law Resources — To support your international trademark law work, we’ve compiled a list of our resources on international trademark law and practice, including blog articles, webinars, and Alt Legal Connect session recordings.
Webinars and Events
At Alt Legal, we are proud to offer free webinars (often for CLE credit when viewed live). Our webinars feature industry leaders discussing important IP and trademark law updates, practice tips, and more. Keep the conversation going following each webinar! Get advice from colleagues, casually discuss your questions and concerns, and make meaningful connections during webinars with the live chat feature.
You can view our on-demand webinars here.
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Sign Up Here Today’s Trademark Paralegal: Why You Need an Automated Docketing System
New technology for intellectual property professionals, particularly modern docketing software, can help streamline some of your most tedious work. Naturally, the notion of switching to a new docketing system can seem like a headache, particularly if you’re picturing a painful, expensive, and time-consuming migration followed by hours of “how to” videos, training, and user manual review, only to be left with a system that doesn’t seem too different from your prior system. Typical buyer’s remorse. But switching to a new docketing system doesn’t have to be like that anymore. With modern IP docketing software like Alt Legal, migration is free, painless, and typically completed in less than a week. Explore why it’s worth making the switch to Alt Legal.
How do I convince my organization that it's time to switch to a new IP docketing software?
Are you ready to switch to a new IP docketing software but having trouble convincing others who you work with that a move is necessary? Lauren Amanda Adler, Alt Legal’s National Sales Director, understands this scenario well and has plenty of advice for how you can help convince the stakeholders at your organization that you need a new IP docketing system. Check out her article: Four Ways to Build Internal Buy-In For Moving to a New IP Docketing Platform: Alt Legal shares experiences of helping customers make the move.
How can I persuade my organization to allow me to attend industry conferences and events?
Attending conferences and events is key to any trademark and IP paralegal’s professional development. Conferences and events offer important educational sessions to help you improve your skills and stay on top of the latest issues and trends in the law. Of equal importance, conferences and events are great places to network and meet other paralegals, attorneys, in-house and foreign counsel, and government officials. They also help you to grow professionally by providing opportuninties to develop public speaking and leadership skills. Despite all of these benefits, it can be difficult to persuade your manager to allow you to take off time to attend conferences and events and to pay for your attendance. Check out this article based on a TMAE-hosted webinar which provides helpful tips for convincing your oganization to invest in your professional development.
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