IP Paralegal
Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time 100%
Type of contract: temporary contract with potential permanent position
Start date: 01.09.2024
As an IP Paralegal, you will assist Senior Legal Counsel(s) IP responsible for the trademark portfolio(s) and drive
IP projects independently
A Day in the Life of an IP Paralegal
* Conduct trademark availability searches (online screen searches and full availability searches) and analyse the results and make a recommendation to the responsible Counsel(s)
* Handle trademark and industrial design registration process from filing to grant for specific Business Unit(s), setting up of protection strategy following the business roll-out plans
* Deal with objections issued by IP Authorities in the world, defensive oppositions by third parties, negotiation of agreements, co-existence terms, undertakings, etc.
* Watch and analyse publication of competitive trademarks and file respective oppositions if necessary. Negotiate undertakings, co-existence agreements, etc. as well as draft moderately complex legal issues and reports
* Update internal database and create new files/records as needed, docket and monitor deadlines
* Undertake or assist with projects involving legal research and information (trademark laws, jurisprudence, best practices, taskforce)
* Gather and organise evidence of use, sales figures and marketing materials to be provided to national Trademark Offices in support of trademark and design applications, oppositions and litigations
* Assist the IP Counsel(s) in litigation activities
* At least 7 years' experience in trademark field within an international environment or alternatively a law
firm
* Familiar with online databases and with web-based IP Management System, ideally Memotech, or
computer literate to allow fast onboarding
* Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to successfully handle competing priorities
* Flexible, proactive, team player, able to take initiatives
* Extremely accurate with a high attention to detail
* Excellent command of written and spoken English a must. Good command of spoken French is desirable
Arbeitsort
Av. Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey
