Senior IP Officer - Intellectual Property office

Pillars -
Heliopolis, CairoPosted 5 years ago

19Applicants for1 open position

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Our client is one of the biggest IP offices in the middle east & Gulf region with an office in Heliopolis - Egypt Cairo

Intellectual property – Backend administrative work

Understand the process for filing trademarks in all the countries serviced online
Understand the way the website works and handles requests from initial proposal received to forwarding of a certificate of registration
Reviews Models prepared by Junior team members about filing in specific countries (Class Translation, Class analysis, Information on Input Sheet)
Follows up on pending matters with different countries
Follows up with the accounting department on receipts
Maintains client files and WUP by making sure that country representative completed the following:

Keeps track of publications, and makes sure country representative downloads and watches official gazettes
Keeps track of deadlines and follows up with country representative
Makes sure to resolve any delays in the work caused by offices
Handles multiple projects in different countries
Ensures that tasks are completed in an effective and efficient manner
Reviews translations done in Arabic, English and French by the country representative
Divides work between juniors in the department
Ensures that consistent and thorough support is given to the team
Pitches in to help out and do whatever is necessary to get the job done, not just doing the particular job function but also helping others on the team when necessary and capable
- Hires right candidates for assistance with different country work
- Trains and develops team to ensure consistency in service delivery
- Ensures that consistent and thorough support is given to the team
- Pitches in to help out and do whatever is necessary to get the job done, not just doing the particular job function but also helping others on the team when necessary
- - Ensures the site is operating properly and that all notices are updated and client is informed
  - Manages a customer service support representative

Fluent speaking & writing, Arabic, English & Frensh

Travelling is 100% required abroad

University degree

Min of 5-7 years of experience in administrative work

Fluent in English and Arabic (French is a plus)
Proactive
Agile
Diligent
Dynamic
Quick learner
Comfortable with technology
Good communication skills
Independent and energetic personality
Effective verbal and listening
Computer skills including the ability to operate word processing
Strong coordination of several tasks and ability to set priorities and meet deadlines under pressure
Confidence and credibility
Enthusiastic and highly motivated
Stress management skills

Ability to manage a challenging workload
Ability to work in a fast paced department
Ability to manage tight timelines
Team player
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Good organizational skills
Good analytical skills
Very good command of English, French and Arabic and ability to translate between the three
Ability to work independently and with initiative (Self-Motivated)
Ability to proactively assume high responsibility over assignments
Ability to take direction from seniors
Willingness to be flexible
Strong attention to detail, highly organized, and eager to expand knowledge in the areas of intellectual property law
Work on problems of diverse scope
Good analysis of data

Ability to embrace new challenges