Senior Trademark Associate, Global Brand Protection

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

Job summary

Our client, a major Am law 100 firm, seeks a senior trademark associate for its global trademark and brand protection practice. The role involves managing domestic and international portfolios, clearance, prosecution, enforcement actions, and Madrid Protocol filings across multiple offices, including but not limited to Los Angeles and other major U.S.

markets. Candidates should have 6–9 years of experience, strong drafting and communication skills, and be authorized to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of experience in domestic and international trademark portfolios.
• Experience in clearance searches and registrability analyses.
• Drafting USPTO office action responses.
• Experience with enforcement investigations and settlements.
• International filing and Madrid Protocol experience.
• TTAB oppositions and cancellations experience.
• Trademark licenses and IP due diligence experience.
• Experience supervising junior attorneys and staff.
• Proficiency with modern search, docketing, and tech-assisted drafting tools.
• State bar admission or eligibility to be admitted promptly.
• Strong research, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Skills

Trademark portfolio management

Clearance searches

Office action drafting

Enforcement & settlements

International filing (Madrid Protocol)

TTAB oppositions

Licenses & IP due diligence

Supervising junior attorneys

Legal research & writing

Work authorization in the US

Docketing software

Tools

Docketing software

Job description

Our client, a major Am law 100 firm, seeks a senior trademark associate for its global trademark and brand protection practice. The role involves managing domestic and international portfolios, clearance, prosecution, enforcement actions, and Madrid Protocol filings across multiple offices, including but not limited to Los Angeles and other major U.S.

markets. Candidates should have 6–9 years of experience, strong drafting and communication skills, and be authorized to work in the United States.