Intellectual Property Associate
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Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
- Proven track record of drafting and negotiating sophisticated agreements related to intellectual property, licensing (tech and non-tech), data privacy, IP asset sales and commercial transactions. (Emphasis on fashion, GPG and tech)
- Familiarity with financing transactions (equity and debt), merger and acquisition, joint venture, and other strategic transactions is preferred.
- Have direct client contact, conduct depositions, and make court appearances.
- Involved in all aspects of IP litigation from inception through trial and appeal. Cases include trademark, patent, copyright, unfair competition, and trade secret.
- Work closely with partners, be a key team member, and assume responsibility, including being a significant client contact, for a wide variety of IP-related work. The ideal candidate will have experience in a significant portion of the areas listed below with an interest in expanding into other specialties listed below, including:
- Federal court litigation on trademark, copyright, trade dress, rights of publicity, trade secret, false advertising, and unfair competition
- Draft pleadings, plus responding and arguing motions
- Prepare expert reports and assist with discovery
- Handle settlement strategies (mediation and dispute resolution)
- Conduct UDRP proceedings and T.T.A.B. litigation
- Trademark clearance, filing strategy, prosecution, and enforcement domestically and globally
- Manage global trademark portfolios and advise on copyright issues
- Conducting advertising copy review, including addressing comparative advertising, unfair competition, and NAD/BBB matters
- Advising clients on rights of privacy and publicity issues