Trademark/Copyright Litigation Associate

Snell & Wilmer LLP; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Snell & Wilmer LLP is seeking an experienced IP litigation associate to support partners in trademark and copyright matters in a fast-paced enforcement environment.

The role covers all phases of litigation in state and federal court, including drafting complaints, motions, and handling depositions, discovery, and trial support, with opportunities in TTAB proceedings and international IP work.

Qualifications

• Experience across all phases of trademark and copyright litigation in state and federal court.
• Drafting complaints, answers, and dispositive motions.
• Conducting and defending depositions, managing written discovery, coordinating document review and production, and assisting at trial.
• Representing clients in TTAB proceedings (oppositions, cancellations, concurrent use).
• Experience with online enforcement, domain-name disputes (cease-and-desist, UDRP), and IP portfolio management (trademark searches, clearance, prosecution before the USPTO and internationally, and copyright registration).

Responsibilities

• Support IP partners across trademark and copyright matters in a fast-paced enforcement environment.
• Handle all phases of litigation in state and federal court.
• Represent clients in TTAB proceedings including oppositions and cancellations.
• Manage online enforcement and domain-name dispute matters across digital platforms.
• Assist with IP portfolio management including searches, clearance, and filings with the USPTO and abroad.

Skills

Trademark litigation

Copyright litigation

TTAB proceedings

Online enforcement

Domain-name disputes

IP portfolio management

Depositions

Discovery management

Job description

Overview

• Supports IP partners across adversarial and non-adversarial trademark and copyright matters, with a focus on a fast-paced enforcement environment and building deep expertise in IP-related disputes.
• Requires experience across all phases of trademark and copyright litigation in state and federal court, including drafting complaints, answers, and dispositive motions, conducting and defending depositions, managing written discovery, coordinating document review and production, and assisting at trial.
• Involves representing clients in Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings, specifically oppositions, cancellations, and concurrent use matters.
• Requires experience with online enforcement, domain-name disputes (including cease-and-desist correspondence, UDRP complaints, and adversarial take-down matters across digital platforms), and IP portfolio management (including trademark searches, clearance, prosecution before the USPTO and internationally, and copyright registration).