Paralegal

Job details:

Job title: Paralegal

Location: Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Duration: 02 Months

Pay Rate: $35/hr. On W2

Job Description:

Trademark Paralegal

Position Summary:

• Seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Trademark Paralegal.
• This role supports attorneys in the management, protection, and enforcement of Client’s worldwide trademark portfolio, spanning consumer brands and industrial businesses across multiple regions.
• The Trademark Paralegal will play a key role in safeguarding Client’s brand assets by managing prosecution, enforcement, and clearance matters in collaboration with internal stakeholders and outside counsel around the globe.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate.
• Experience in trademark portfolio management, preferably with a global company or law firm managing large, international portfolios.
• Knowledge of USPTO practice and international systems (Madrid Protocol, WIPO).
• Experience with IP docketing and portfolio management software
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize global deadlines and high-volume work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across time zones and cultures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with SAP or other enterprise systems is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

Trademark Portfolio Management:

• Maintain and update Client’s global trademark database, ensuring accuracy and completeness of records.
• Prepare and file trademark applications, renewals, assignments, and recordals with the USPTO and through coordination with foreign counsel.
• Assist with global clearance projects, including coordinating searches, reviewing results, and reporting to business stakeholders.

Trademark Enforcement & Brand Protection:

• Monitor and analyze watch notices and online brand protection alerts for potential infringement.
• Support enforcement strategies, including drafting cease-and-desist letters, coordinating takedowns, and liaising with outside counsel on opposition and cancellation proceedings.
• Assist with domain name monitoring and enforcement.

Cross-Functional Support:

• Act as primary point of contact for marketing, product development, and business teams regarding trademark usage, clearance, and brand protection guidance.
• Prepare reports and portfolio updates for business leaders and global IP stakeholders.
• Assist with internal training initiatives and compliance programs related to trademark use and brand protection.

Docketing & Deadlines:

• Manage global docket of trademark deadlines, including renewals, oppositions, and other prosecution and enforcement actions.
• Ensure timely filings and communicate key deadlines to attorneys and business partners.

Administrative & Legal Support:

• Coordinate with outside counsel worldwide on filings, disputes, and budgetary matters.
• Review invoices, manage accrual reporting, and support budget planning for global trademark spend.
• Maintain organized and accessible electronic files in compliance with internal guidelines.

Comments/Special Instructions:

• Onsite

Kind Regards,

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Gurvinder Singh | Sr. Technical Recruiter | Staffing

Tech Observer

Phone: (201) 500-9357

Email: gurvinder@tech-observer.com

Website: www.tech-observer.com