Global IP Counsel - Trademarks & Licensing

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term/short term disability

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off: 4-12 weeks parental

11 paid holidays

Flexible paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP seeks an IP attorney to join its global IP team, providing strategic counsel on trademark and intellectual property matters, identifying risks, and partnering with marketing, business, and legal colleagues to support worldwide initiatives.

The role emphasizes independent judgment, collaboration, and leadership in managing trademark portfolios, IP-related negotiations, and cross-functional projects across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with meaningful trademark experience.
• Typically 4-7 years of relevant IP experience.
• 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

Global IP experience

IP ownership

Risk mitigation

Collaboration

Job description

HP seeks an IP attorney to join its global IP team, providing strategic counsel on trademark and intellectual property matters, identifying risks, and partnering with marketing, business, and legal colleagues to support worldwide initiatives.

The role emphasizes independent judgment, collaboration, and leadership in managing trademark portfolios, IP-related negotiations, and cross-functional projects across multiple teams.