Position Snapshot

Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract

Start date: As soon as possible

What we offer at Nestlé

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern "smart office" locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

As an IP Paralegal, you will assist Senior Legal Counsel(s) IP responsible for the trademark portfolio(s) and drive IP projects independently.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, 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 an IP Paralegal

• Conduct trademark availability searches (online screen searches and full availability searches) and analyse the results and make a recommendation to the responsible Counsel(s)
• Handle trademark and industrial design registration process from filing to grant for specific Business Unit(s), setting up of protection strategy following the business roll-out plans
• Deal with objections issued by IP Authorities in the world, defensive oppositions by third parties, negotiation of agreements, co-existence terms, undertakings, etc.
• Watch and analyse publication of competitive trademarks and file respective oppositions if necessary. Negotiate undertakings, co-existence agreements, etc. as well as draft moderately complex legal issues and reports
• Update internal database and create new files/records as needed, docket and monitor deadlines
• Undertake or assist with projects involving legal research and information (trademark laws, jurisprudence, best practices, taskforce)
• Gather and organise evidence of use, sales figures and marketing materials to be provided to national Trademark Offices in support of trademark and design applications, oppositions and litigations
• Assist the IP Counsel(s) in litigation activities

What will make you successful

• Solid experience in trademark field within an international environment or alternatively a law firm
• Familiar with online databases and with web-based IP Management System, ideally Memotech, or computer literate to allow fast onboarding
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, including the ability to successfully handle competing priorities
• Flexible, proactive, team player, able to take initiatives
• Extremely accurate and high attention to detail
• Curious and agile with ability to work autonomously
• Excellent command of written and spoken English a must. Good command of spoken French is desirable