Intellectual Property Counsel

HoYoverse; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in immersive virtual world experiences is seeking a legal professional specializing in intellectual property. The role involves managing international trademark applications, providing IP consultancy, and collaborating with legal teams. Ideal candidates will have a law degree and significant experience in trademark management, particularly in the gaming or tech industry. Join us to help shape the future of gaming and community engagement!

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in gaming or tech industry.
• Strong background in trademark filing and management.

Responsibilities

• Support international trademark filing and management.
• Manage copyright registration and IP-related legal requests.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Degree in Intellectual Property

Job description

HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.

Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community that provides access and encouragement for people to share their passion for ACG (Animation, Comics, and Games) through their own creativity and skills.

Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cel shading, cloud gaming, and other fields.

In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.

When you apply to a position with HoYoverse, we will process your personal data. To learn more about how we process your data, we encourage you to review our comprehensive Global Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy . This policy provides detailed insights into how your information is collected, used, and protected throughout the application process.

What You Will Do:

• Provide support to the Company’s business in Singapore and overseas offices in the areas of international trademark filing, trademark portfolio management, copyright maintenance, and IP-related consultancy.
• Manage international trademark application, including conducting trademark clearance, communicating regularly with internal clients and overseas developers to provide the best practices for trademark filing strategies, and supervising the application, office actions, oppositions on an international basis.
• Be responsible for international trademark portfolio management, including file management and optimization, supervising trademark monitoring, oppositions and cancellations, and providing services for internal request for trademark certificates.
• Manage copyright registration when requested, support business team’s other IP-related legal request, including font, domain names, etc., and provide opinions to minimize potential IP risks.
• Collaborate with legal team on issues related to IP compliance and enforcement support.
• Provide opinions for license and trademark-related agreement.
• Work on other tasks as assigned.

What We Are Looking For:

• Graduate of a recognized law school with a degree or concentration on intellectual property.
• Strong background in trademark filing and management, particularly with US trademark management experience.
• 3-5 years of related experience in the gaming and/or tech industry, preferably a multinational corporation or a law firm with an international practice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in the English language.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively and is able to communicate complex information in an accessible way.
• The following, while not requirements, will be a plus to have: Strong interest in games; familiarity with copyright law in any major jurisdiction.

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you're looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.

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