Counsel Intellectual Property - Min: 191600 - Max: 239500

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Counsel, Intellectual Property - Min: $191,600 - Max: 239,500','230067','KNW-D100','!*!Job Summary

The overall purpose of this position is to protect and develop the intellectual property portfolio of IEEE, one of the world's leading publisher of journals, transactions, letters, and magazines in electrical engineering, computing, biotechnology, telecommunications, power and energy, and dozens of other technologies. The incumbent in this position is primarily responsible for managing all aspects of the IEEE intellectual property portfolio including registrations, enforcement actions, and development of policies to protect and exploit intellectual property, with a particular focus on copyright and trademark protection. The incumbent has a strong understanding of the publishing process, both current and evolving, in order to advise stakeholder and business leaders in maintaining developing savvy and agile intellectual property protection strategies.

The role reports to the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and manages one direct report.

Key Responsibilities

 

Counsels and educates colleagues and business clients of trademark, copyright, intellectual property, and social media

Enforces IEEE copyright, domain name, Internet and trademark, including anti-counterfeiting

Advises, counsels, and guides business clients on various IP related matters, both domestically and internationally

Manages copyright, trademark and domain name takedown requests, cease and desist orders, litigation and dispute resolution relating to IP matters

Coordinates anti-counterfeiting activities and advising on intellectual property aspects of social media

Manages the portion of the Legal Department budget for the designated copyright, trademark and domain name portfolios

Prepares and negotiates relevant contracts, reports and legal analyses

Contributes to the development of copyright, trademark, domain name, blog, and social media policies and procedures and ensures implementation of the same

Acts as copyright, trademark and domain name reference expert for the portfolios and counsel on all such matters as they affect the business

Acts as valued strategic partner to the business to ensure all product and branding goals with respect to intellectual property matters are met

Advises and contributes to the contract and license review process within the Legal and Compliance Department

Contributes to branding and web presence portfolio development and policy

 

','!*!EducationBachelor's degree or equivalent experience Req J.D. Req Work Experience7-10 years Experience in both private practice and the publishing industry, to manage a global copyright, trademark and domain name portfolio Req 4-7 years Experience with IP as primary practice area and dealing with privacy-related issues Req Licenses and Certifications Member in good standing of the Bar in New York Req Skills and Requirements Excellent communication skills and professionalism Ability to work strategically with all IEEE organization units and local counsel around the world Highly developed presentation, interpersonal and negotiation skills are critical. Ability to work professionally and collegially in team settings, and must possess strong expertise in order to achieve protection of the IEEE copyrights and trademark portfolio, and IEEE privacy policies and procedures Proficiency in performing legal analyses on various matters, both domestically and internationally. Ability to keep current on various policies and procedures, both domestically and internationally Independent judgment and ability to work autonomously with limited supervision For information on work demands and conditions required for this position, please consult the reference document, Physical, Mental, and Work Environment Standards for IEEE Positions. This position is classified under Category I - Office Positions. IEEE is an EEO/AAP Employer/Protected Veteran/Disabled ===============================================Disclaimer: This job description is proprietary to IEEE. It outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re-assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons. ','Legal','United States-New York-New York City','','Full-time','Regular','Mar 7, 2023','Counsel, Intellectual Property - Min: $191,600 - Max: 239,500

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IEEE
Website : http://www.ieee.org/