Strategic Global IP & Trademark Counsel

HP Inc.; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off

Job summary

HP Inc. is seeking an IP counsel to join its global IP team to provide legal advice and strategic counsel on intellectual property matters, with a focus on trademark portfolio strategy and management.

The role partners with marketing, business, and cross‑functional teams to identify risks and support licensing and enforcement initiatives. The successful candidate will have strong experience in trademark law, IP transactions, and collaboration across global businesses, with the ability to lead

Qualifications

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

IP transactions

Legal risk assessment

Collaboration

Communication

Influencing skills

Education

Juris Doctor or equivalent

Job description

HP Inc. is seeking an IP counsel to join its global IP team to provide legal advice and strategic counsel on intellectual property matters, with a focus on trademark portfolio strategy and management.

The role partners with marketing, business, and cross‑functional teams to identify risks and support licensing and enforcement initiatives. The successful candidate will have strong experience in trademark law, IP transactions, and collaboration across global businesses, with the ability to lead