Tona Cornelius

• Team Lead for high-volume Trademark practice.
• Subject matter expert for docketing databases, training and documentation.
• Go-to resource for US and foreign country law.
• Wrote proposal to streamline US TTAB email for IP Litigation group.
• Led Trademark database migration project.
• Aided Firm client with rebuilding internal Trademark portfolio management system

• Provided senior-level contract paralegal services focusing on Intellectual Property for corporate legal departments and law firms.
• Conducted thorough due diligence and transactional contract reviews across industries, including medical and software technology.
• Managed eDiscovery processes and corporate law matters, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.

• Drafted end-to-end Purchasing Agreements, including CMAS and Joint Powers Agreements, for public works construction.
• Provided legal support to executives, including the CEO, CFO, and CLO, ensuring compliance and strategic procurement.
• Administered contracts and drew insurance and bond documents for various projects, enhancing operational efficiency.

Short-term contract paralegal performing FDA Regulatory audit for medical device company.

·Provided senior-level Trademark paralegal collaboration and support to the VP/Chief IP Counsel at Beckman Coulter.
·         Management of entire global trademark portfolio (clearance, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement), ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
·         Member of acquisition due diligence team.
·         IP representative to labeling compliance team.
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• Provided senior-level support to the Global Chief IP Counsel, managing US and global trademark operations.
• Collaborated with the Sage Group Legal Directors to drive comprehensive management of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and domains.
• Ensured compliance and strategic alignment of intellectual property assets across parent and global operating companies.

• Provided comprehensive paralegal support to the General Counsel, focusing on intellectual property and branding initiatives to preserve IP Assets during bankruptcy period.
• Filed trademark applications and drafted office action responses, ensuring compliance for U.S. and foreign trademarks.
• Conducted IP due diligence during the acquisition of a target company, facilitating informed decisi

• Managed the preparation and filing of trademark formal documents for the Firm's clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance with global standards.
• Provided vital assistance in trademark due diligence and assignments, contributing to successful client outcomes.
• Collaborated effectively with attorneys and paralegals, streamlining foreign trademark filing processes.
• Developed and honed ski

• Provided comprehensive legal clerical support to Attorneys and Paralegals for trademak foreign filings and correspondence.
• Facilitated timely document deliveries and Notary Public services for the Firm.
• Developed strong organizational skills while managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced legal environment.

Post bacclaurate study in IP

Issued May 2018

Issued May 2017

Issued Nov 2015

Activities and societies: ABA Paralegal Program

ABA Paralegal Program

Member, Cognitive Research Group 1985-1986; Member, Psychology Department Association 1984-1986;

Publication acknowledgement in Graesser, A. C., Lang, D., & Elofson, C. S. (1986). Some tools for redesigning system-operator interfaces. In D. Berger, K. Pezdek, and W. Banks (Eds.), Applications of Cognitive Psychology: Computing and Education. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 163-179.