IP Legal Counsel / Trademark Attorney (Relocation to Amsterdam)
- Recruiter
- Greenway Collins
- Location
- Amsterdam
- Salary
- 60,000 - 80,000 Euros and full relocation assistance
- Posted
- 11 May 2017
- Closes
- 02 Jun 2017
- Ref
- AMSUIP1
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Intellectual Property, Patent / Trademark
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
IP Lawyer / Legal Counsel / Trademark Attorney / IP Counsel 4-9 PQE Amsterdam (International Relocation Assistance Provided)
Our client, a leading force in the retail market in Amsterdam have exclusively given us the mandate to source a top quality international intellectual property lawyer for their head office team based in Amsterdam. They are looking to expand their legal function with the hire of a dynamic international lawyer with excellent English to focus on IP and trademark work, this is someone who will maintain responsibility for an IP portfolio consisting of over 2000 trademarks in over 40 countries.
They would be extremely interested in those lawyers who have an international background and are currently in Amsterdam, ideally with English as their first language. They would also be open to lawyers or legal counsel / law firm associates who have Spanish, Polish or Portuguese language skills as well as excellent English language abilities. For the right candidate European relocation to Amsterdam is possible with a package on offer to support the move.
Amongst other duties the successful candidate will oversee all IP related matters reporting directly into the General Counsel. They will have duties which include:
Managing network of trademark agents and outside counsel worldwide.
Supporting the business with new branding initiatives from a trademark point of view.
Drafting and negotiating trademark license agreements on an ad hoc basis.
Providing and updating trademark usage guidelines to the business and training the business on correct usage.
If you are considering a change and have a high calibre background either in house or within private practice in soft IP or trademark law please do apply to have a discreet conversation. Greenway Collins are acting as sole employment agents for this hire and would love to speak to candidates with suitable experience, PQE is a guideline and those with less or greater experience will be considered on their merits.