Senior Trademark Associate

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

Job summary

Marina Sirras & Associates LLC seeks a senior trademark associate for its global trademark and brand protection practice. The role focuses on managing domestic and international portfolios, clearance, prosecution, and enforcement for a major Am law 100 firm.

You will handle clearance searches, filing strategies, TTAB proceedings, and licensing work, collaborating with foreign counsels and supervising junior attorneys as needed.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years of experience handling domestic and international trademark portfolios, including clearance, prosecution, and enforcement.

Skills

6-9 years experience

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.