IP LEGAL COUNSEL - GLOBAL CREATIVE BRAND
Our client wishes to hire a talented IP Litigator to join a world-leading creative brand loved by millions worldwide. This is a pivotal new role at the heart of the Legal team, protecting the characters, designs, and reputation that drive our client's success.
What you’ll do:
* Work with the Senior IP Counsel and IP Counsel APAC to protect the master brand and the product designs globally
* Work on IP litigation in UK, EU, cease and desists, settlements and proceedings.
* Work with the Brand Protection Manager on legal solutions to counterfeits online and offline including managing the performance of the service providers for online takedowns and the relationships with marketplaces.
* Work with the IP Legal team members responsible for the IP portfolio to ensure that our protection and enforcement work together.
* Work with external counsel to build strong cases backed by evidence
About you:
* Qualified solicitor, indicatively with 4-10 years’ PQE, with solid IP Litigation experience — law firm, trademark practice, or in-house
* Confident in contentious IP, evidence gathering and complex case management
* Organised, collaborative, pragmatic, with a keen eye for detail — able to translate IP law into commercial solutions
* Interested in digital IP protection trends and emerging enforcement tech
* Relevant experience in consumer/luxury brands will be a big advantage
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, design-led global brand where IP protection directly shapes the future of the business. The successful candidate will thrive in this fast-paced, high growth environment, working with some of the best IP lawyers around on exciting and high-profile work.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Legal
Industries: Retail, Retail Apparel and Fashion, and Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
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