Intellectual Property Specialist - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 08-09-2020 3:19:04 PM
03-11-2020 3:19:04 PM
The Intellectual Property Specialist is based in Cape Town and works together with an IP Director, IP Analyst and a network of leading IP law firms and investigators in more than 100 countries around the globe. The team is responsible for the brand’s global portfolio of trademarks, domains and all brand protection cases & investigations. Our mission is to be world leaders in brand protection.

More specifically the IP Specialist will be required to:
• instruct and liaise with attorneys in over 100 countries on counterfeit and trademark related matters
• instruct and liaise with investigators on all related investigations
• review, amend and (in some cases) draft legal documents for the various jurisdictions (cease and
desist letters, statutory declarations, affidavits, court documents etc)
• maintain a master dossier of all active cases (both trademark and counterfeit)
• maintain a diary of active cases and conduct follow-ups as necessary
• liaise with local trademark attorneys with regards our extensive global portfolio of trademarks
instructing on trademark registrations, oppositions, invalidations etc
• propose new brand protection and anti-counterfeiting strategies
• assist in the on-going development of our internal systems and communications

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors degree and at least eight years post articles experience at either an IP law firm or in-house IP/Brand Protection role. Exceptional organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and an action-orientated collaborative style will be important attributes to work within this dynamic team environment.