Global IP Counsel — Trademark Strategy & Licensing

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Spring (TX); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks an IP attorney to join its global IP team. This role provides legal advice and strategic counsel on intellectual property matters, identifies and assesses risks, and partners with marketing, business, CO organization stakeholders, and cross-functional legal teams.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in trademark portfolio strategy and management, IP-related transactions and negotiations, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with meaningful trademark experience.
• Typically 4-7 years of relevant legal experience in IP, preferably including support for global businesses.
• Strong understanding of global trademark and copyright law, global portfolio management, IP ownership, and related risk mitigation.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage global trademark filings and prosecution.
• Manage and support trademark/copyright disputes, including oppositions, enforcement litigations, domain name disputes, online takedown actions, and proactive protection of trademarks and copyrights.
• Advise business stakeholders on trademark, marketing, and advertising matters, including strategic recommendations and risk assessments.
• Manage and support IP transactional matters, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating licensing, settlement, evaluation, and collaboration agreements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on IP-related issues and partner with legal colleagues on matters involving license scope, fields of use, exclusivity, prosecution and enforcement rights, confidentiality, indemnification, ownership, and commercialization rights.
• Manage outside counsel and help assess performance, quality, efficiency, and alignment with legal and business strategy.

Skills

Trademark experience

IP portfolio management

IP transactions

Collaboration & communication

Legal risk assessment

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks an IP attorney to join its global IP team. This role provides legal advice and strategic counsel on intellectual property matters, identifies and assesses risks, and partners with marketing, business, CO organization stakeholders, and cross-functional legal teams.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in trademark portfolio strategy and management, IP-related transactions and negotiations, and operational excellence.