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Senior Legal Counsel IP
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Update day: 03-04-2024
Category: Legal / Contracts
Industry: Food Beverage Services Beverage Manufacturing Manufacturing
Job type: Full-time
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Position SnapshotLocation: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract
What We Offer At Nestlé
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you!
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Position Summary
Attractive additional benefits
As a Senior Legal Counsel IP, you will provide strategic and proactive legal advice to Nestlé Businesses in alignment with internal stakeholders in terms of protection, defense and enforcement of trademarks, designs, copyrights, domain names and related aspects.
We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.
A Day in the Life of a Senior Legal Counsel IP
Legal advice relating to specific Brand IP related questions/projects:
- Define Brand IP Protection and Defense Strategy both online and offline according to business priorities
- Advise the Business on trademark, design and copyright
- Manage trademark/design portfolios in coordination with the business including in their projects and in the development of IP Rights
- Work with the Business to manage trademark/copyright aspects of advertising, promotion and packaging materials
- Manage trademark licenses with third parties and support the M&A team with IP assignments/licenses
- Advise the Business on IP issues in agency contracts and provide support in negotiations with agencies
- Global assessment (risk analysis, chances of success, costs) relating to trademark/design infringements, unfair competition actions and oppositions
- Handle Litigation on IP matters, including budget management (provisions, risk analysis, etc.)
- Handle/co-ordinate conflicts cases with local outside counsels and in-house regional lawyers
- Negotiations wit h third parties/Early dispute resolution
- Settlement agreements, Co-existence agreements and Undertakings
- Active participation, contribution to the various initiatives and occasionally lead working and competence groups (i.e. litigation, licensing, trademarks in action, global IP network, knowledge management)
- lead projects or groups as required
- A Law degree
- Specialization in Intellectual Property (Doctoral or post master’s degree)
- A minimum of 15 years experience - 10 of which should be within IP
- Experience both in a law firm and/or multinational required and proven experience in the food or pharma sector is an asset
- Solid trademark and design experience, in particular in prosecution, licensing and enforcement, including anti-counterfeiting. Proven exposure to IP litigation required
- Solid copyright experience - in particular with regard to managing digital assets.
- Solid experience in setting-up IP rights management and IP enforcement, online and offline, worldwide (e.g. in China). Experience in other areas of law e.g. consumer, antitrust, advertising, data privacy, etc. an asset.
- Experience in providing business and legal advice to communication and marketing teams
- Team player, experience in managing people, strong organisational skills, proactive, business oriented, able to work autonomously
- General knowledge of all legal aspects of the business, to be able to identify risks and engage with the lawyers having the required expertise
- Experience in handling and controlling IP budget
- Excellent written and oral English required. Spanish, Chinese and/or other languages an asset
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.
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Deadline: 18-05-2024
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