Paralegal (trade marks)

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Site Name: UK - London - Brentford

Posted Date: Jan 19 2023

Role : Paralegal (trade marks)

Location: GSK House

• GSK House, Brentford
  
  

We’re moving towards a more sustainable future with our new headquarters. With better public transport links and proximity to world-class science and technology institutions, we’re excited for our move to the vicinity of Earnshaw Street, London WC1A (“the New HQ”) by end H1 2024.

Are you passionate about working with trade marks and building your career as part of a specialist team? If so, this paralegal role could be an exciting opportunity to consider.

Job Purpose

As a trade mark Paralegal you will provide dedicated trade mark paralegal support to GSK’s trade mark portfolio. You will also be responsible for a full range of trade mark services including searching and clearance of trade marks, analysis of watch notices, filings for applications, oppositions, conflict management and due diligence.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

• Prepare documents for lawyer review including filing applications, all prosecution matters and notices of opposition. Including considering appropriate strategy for use of international filing systems.
• Coordinate foreign trade mark searches, assess results from external counsel and prepare search reports for review by lawyer.
• Working with external counsel, request searches, instruct filing of applications including agreeing specifications prosecuting applications including responding to basic Office Actions, instructing oppositions including exercising judgment in collating evidence to support the opposition and reviewing draft pleadings, infringement actions, licenses and other matters.
• Correspond with and advise business clients regarding a broad range of trade mark issues.
• Work collaboratively with trade mark lawyers and paralegals in Legal Brand Protection and colleagues in Legal.
• Review watch notices, complete research to assess the impact of third party marks and make recommendations to the lawyer on proposed course of action.
• Assist with due diligence review of brand protection assets for acquisitions, divestments and other transactions.
• Management of all deadlines and tasks relating to the portfolio; set up and update records on our trade mark management database.
  
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Intellectual property experience
• Knowledge of worldwide trade mark processes
• Expertise in a wide range of trade mark processes including filings for applications, oppositions, conflict management, searching and clearance, watching, renewal process and due diligence
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience of managing projects
• Experience of working transnationally with business clients, legal colleagues and third parties
• Experience in supporting the protection of a major corporate trade mark portfolio(s) as opposed to product-specific trade marks
  
  

Why GSK?

At GSK, we have already delivered unprecedented change over the past four years, improving R&D, strengthening our leadership, and transforming our commercial execution. New GSK with a leading portfolio of vaccines and specialty medicines as well as R&D based on immune system and genetics science; and a new world-leading consumer healthcare company of loved and trusted brands.

With new ambition comes new purpose. For New GSK, this is to unite science, talent and technology to get ahead of disease together – all with the clear ambition of delivering human health impact; stronger and more sustainable shareholder returns; and as a new GSK where outstanding people thrive.

Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it. How we do all this is through our people and our culture. A culture that is ambitious for patients – so we deliver what matters better and faster; accountable for impact – with clear ownership of goals and support to succeed; and where we do the right thing. So, if you’re ready to improve the lives of billions, join us at this exciting moment in our journey. Join our challenge to get Ahead Together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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