Legal Manager, Global Intellectual Property & Brands
Location: Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara
Address: 1 - Corp Guadalajara, Torre NIBA - Piso # 7, 44610
Job number: 166891
Role Purpose
Support Global Intellectual Property activities primarily in the areas of enforcement of IHG’s IP and defense of IHG against third party claims of infringement.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage and lead Global IP Enforcement for company, including maintaining watch notices and evidence bank; developing, implementing and managing company’s global brand protection and enforcement strategies, including domain/cyber enforcement, ensuring collaboration and communication for enforcement matters with key internal legal and business stakeholders. Assist the company domain name manager with domain name registration strategy for company trademarks in the top gTLDs and ccTLDs.
- Manage preliminary global trademark search and clearance process for new trademarks; conduct online trademark searches and review, investigate and analyse results to provide clearance opinion to business under supervision of global IP counsel. Review and approval regional hotel names involving intellectual property implications in consultation with global IP counsel as necessary.
- Serve as lead manager for Anaqua database to facilitate Global IP team training and utilization of Anaqua; facilitate tracking and reporting of company global brand protection and enforcement activities using Anaqua.
- Manage company US copyright filings and maintain remaining company patent portfolio; manage company copyright compliance process working in conjunction with global IP counsel; maintain company Proper Use of IP guidelines for third parties.
- Managing first line of communications and investigations in defensive actions for company when company is accused of trademark or copyright infringement by third parties.
Key Skills & Experiences
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Paralegal certificate required
Experience
- 10+ years’ experience as in-house trademark paralegal.
- Experience with trademark management software such as Anaqua
- Excellent judgment and excellent analytical, research, and problem-solving skills
- High degree of interpersonal and customer service skills
- Self-motivated; ability to work independently with minimal supervision
我們是誰
在洲際酒店集團酒店及度假村，我們共同努力在全球範圍內提供真正的友善待客之道。 洲際酒店集團在全球設有公司辦公室和 6,000 多個酒店目的地，在 IHG 就職是開闊您視野的完美途徑。 您將體驗我們獨特的文化和傑出的同事，他們將支持和激發您。 無論您處於職業生涯的哪個階段，無論您想要實現什麼目標，洲際酒店集團都有大量企業機會可供選擇，總有您專屬的客房。
近年來，我們已經改變了我們的公司。我們雄心勃勃，致力於提高業績並持續專注於成長，從而成為房客和業主喜愛的首選酒店公司。
我們是一家酒店業務的核心，重視聯繫，並且在一起有助於我們培養獨特的歸屬感，同時也支持生產力。這就是為什麼 IHG，我們為同事提供靈活性和平衡的原因 — 以混合方式工作，集體地融合辦公室和遠程工作。我們認識到每個角色都是不同的，這就是為什麼領導者與團隊合作來決定他們如何和何時進行合作的原因。
我們提供各種禮遇，旨在幫助您過上最好的工作生活。 其中包括我們眾多酒店的令人印象深刻的客房折扣、全年充電日和志願服務日。 通過我們的 MyWellbeing 框架，我們致力於支持您的健康，生活方式和工作場所的福祉。 我們提供獨特且包容的文化，總有您專屬的客房可以歸屬、成長並有所作為。
我們的使命是歡迎所有人，創造包容性團隊，頌揚與眾不同，鼓勵同事在工作中全力以赴。 IHG ®洲際酒店集團為申請人和員工提供平等的就業機會，不考慮種族、膚色、宗教、性別、性取向、性別認同、國籍、受保護的退伍軍人身份、殘疾或任何其他受適用法律保護的類別。 我們促進信任、支持和接受的文化。 始終歡迎不同的背景、經驗和觀點。
不太滿足每一項要求，但仍然相信您非常適合這份工作？ 除非您點擊“應用”按鈕，否則我們永遠不會知道。 今天就和我們一起開始您的旅程。
