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Job Description
- Manage, protect and enforce portfolios of intellectual property rights, including trademarks, copyright and designs;
- Advise on the legal aspects of marketing new goods or services and their introduction into the market place, as well as developing brand enlargement;
- Research new trademarks and advise on availability by carrying out national and international searches to see if the proposed trademark is already in use;
- Oversee all procedural details of trademark and design registrations locally and internationally;
- Negotiate in trademark disputes and take action on trademark infringement and passing off;
- Draw up appropriate contractual papers;
- Provide back-up to the lawyers conducting a case if it comes to litigation;
- Monitor existing and proposed trademarks;
- Advise clients about countries in which to seek registration and the most cost-effective way of achieving this;
- Handle renewals of trade mark and design registrations.
- File oppositions and cancellation actions.
Job Requirements
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to work with your clients and their advisers, lawyers;
- The ability to work as part of a team;
- Attention to detail;
- Excellent time management skills to keep to strict deadlines;
- An interest in branding and marketing issues.
- Fluent in English.