Sr. Paralegal, Trademark

Job Description

This position is primarily responsible for helping to manage WBD's trademark portfolio, including prosecution, disputes, and enforcement matters, in various territories working closely with internal and external counsel and internal clients.

Your Role Accountabilities
• Trademark Disputes - Review trademark watch notices, provide recommendation re: whether to pursue, open matters with Docketing team, instruct foreign counsel, gather evidence to support claims, and review drafts of pleadings and other correspondence. Maintain deadlines.
• Trademark Prosecution – Responsible for large volume of US and International prosecution matters. Ability to manage deadlines and communicate effectively with internal counsel and clients. Corresponds regularly with internal counsel, clients and foreign counsel on new trademark filings and routine prosecution matters. Prepare and files USPTO applications and supporting documentation for the life of a trademark including office actions and renewals.

Qualifications & Experience
• At least 5 years of experience as trademark paralegal either with a law firm or in-house
• Media and entertainment industry experience preferred.
• Experience managing trademarks in APAC
• BA/BS degree required
• Paralegal certificate preferred
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, communicating directly with clients and counsel
• Understanding of trademark law and prosecution protocols
• Knowledge of trademark databases, WebTMS preferred
• Knowledge of iManage
• Knowledge of USPTO rules and filing platform
• Foreign language skills a plus

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-mk63kx-3-145-108-4-42 in your application.