Senior Trademark Associate

Marina Sirras & Associates LLC; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 390,000 - 435,000; Full time

Job summary

Am law 100 firm seeks a senior trademark associate to lead global trademark and brand protection efforts. The role covers clearance, prosecution, enforcement, and international filings, including Madrid Protocol work, with the possibility of supervising junior attorneys and staff.

Candidates should have 6–9 years of relevant experience, strong research and writing skills, and authorization to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of experience with domestic and international trademark portfolios (clearance, prosecution, enforcement).
• Significant experience directing clearance searches and advising on registrability and likelihood of confusion.
• Experience drafting USPTO office action responses.
• Experience with enforcement investigations, cease-and-desist letters, and negotiating settlements.
• Experience with international filing and prosecution, including Madrid Protocol filings and working with foreign counsel
• Experience with TTAB oppositions and cancellations
• Experience drafting and negotiating trademark licenses and with IP due diligence.
• Preferred experience supervising the work of junior attorneys and staff.
• Capabilities with modern search, docketing, and tech-assisted drafting tools.
• State bar admission in jurisdiction of practice, or the ability to be admitted promptly.
• Strong research, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Skills

Trademark portfolio management

Clearance searches

Trademark prosecution

Office action drafting

Enforcement investigations

Madrid Protocol filings

TTAB oppositions

Licensing & due diligence

Team leadership

Strong research & writing

Education

State bar admission

Tools

Docketing systems

IP drafting tools

Legal research tools

Job description

Our client is a major Am law 100 firm, seeking a senior trademark associate for its global trademark and brand protection practice. The salary range for this role is between $390k to $435k. Locations include Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Orange County, Houston, New York City, District of Columbia, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Miami, Charlotte

Qualifications

• 6 to 9 years of experience of domestic and international trademark portfolios, including in clearance, prosecution, and enforcement.
• Significant experience directing clearance searches and advising on registrability and likelihood of confusion.
• Experience drafting USPTO office action responses.
• Experience with enforcement investigations, cease-and-desist letters, and negotiating settlements.
• Experience with international filing and prosecution, including Madrid Protocol filings and working with foreign counsel
• Experience with TTAB oppositions and cancellations
• Experience drafting and negotiating trademark licenses and with IP due diligence.
• Preferred experience supervising the work of junior attorneys and staff.
• Capabilities with modern search, docketing, and tech-assisted drafting tools.
• State bar admission in jurisdiction of practice, or the ability to be admitted promptly.
• Strong research, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.