Trademark Attorney

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We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you The Deal between the firm and its employees.

At Stephenson Harwood our Intellectual Property team is a vibrant multidisciplinary group that brings together specialists in trade marks designs patents commercial agreements brand management and litigation. This collaborative environment means youll work alongside leading professionals from diverse backgrounds gaining exposure to the full spectrum of IP law.

We provide a one stop shop for trade mark matters. Our trade mark management function sits within our IP practice. This is crucial to ensuring that we provide a fully comprehensive service with strength depth across all areas.

Our Brands team advises clients across the full 360 spectrum of trade mark copyright and design matters providing practical commercially focused advice in relation to:

Portfolio Management and Strategy; Clearance; Filings; Renewals and recordals; Watch services; Designs & Copyright; Audits; Anti-counterfeiting programmes; Customs collaborations; Online Enforcement; Licensing and commercial exploitation; Domain Names; Litigation; Registry Disputes (oppositions and cancellations) and much more

Youll be part of a team that goes far beyond simply advising on trademarkswe place portfolio management at the core of our offering ensuring our clients brands are not only protected but also add real value to their business and are strategically positioned for growth. From developing brand strategies and conducting audits to managing global portfolios prosecution and renewals youll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our clients brands.

At Stephenson Harwood youll find a supportive ambitious team that values your ideas and encourages early responsibility. Here you can take ownership of your career develop your skills and make a real impact both for our clients and for your own professional growth.

• Advise clients on trademark protection enforcement and strategy both domestically and internationally.
• Manage trademark portfolios including filing prosecution renewals and recordals for clients in various industries.
• Conduct trademark clearance searches and provide strategic advice on brand selection and risk assessment.
• Draft review and negotiate trademark-related agreements such as licences assignments and coexistence agreements.
• Monitor and report on developments in trademark law ensuring clients are informed of relevant changes.
• Support business development activities including preparing client pitches articles and presentations.
• Action complex instructions directly and effectively manage relationships with clients.
• Build relationships both externally and internally with existing and/or new contacts/clients.
• Lead on legal projects to deliver matters profitably.
• Work collaboratively with others including coaching supervising and developing junior colleagues.

• Qualified Trademark Attorney with proven experience in trademark law with a strong understanding of UK EU and international trademark systems.
• Extensive knowledge of trademark prosecution enforcement and dispute resolution.
• Relevant experience in managing trademark portfolios and handling both contentious and non-contentious trademark matters.
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships demonstrating commercial awareness and client focus.
• Effective team player able to collaborate across practice areas and jurisdictions.
• Able to leverage existing network of contacts and having an internal and external profile.
• An aptitude and responsibility for all aspects of financial management on matters with a business savvy and commercial approach.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to deliver clear practical advice.

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm and were committed to creating positive partnerships with our clients. We represent listed and private companies institutions and individuals building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever-changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition Life Sciences and Healthcare Private Capital and Funds Technology and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1500 people including 250 partners across eleven offices in Europe the Middle East and Asia we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

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