Hybrid Senior IP Paralegal

at E.L.F. BEAUTY

• Job title: Senior IP Paralegal
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $100,000 - $140,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Oakland, United States

About the role

• Senior IP Paralegal at e.l.f. Beauty providing legal support for global trademark portfolio management. Responsible for coordinating with outside counsel and ensuring compliance in various jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing trademark portfolio and coordinate with outside counsel under guidance
• Perform and analyze trademark clearance searches, and provide guidance on product names and slogans
• Review and analyze trademark watch notices
• Coordinate with outside counsel for new filings, prosecution, and other trademark matters
• Review advertising and marketing materials for proper trademark usage and accuracy of marketing claims and sufficiency of corresponding substantiation
• Support intellectual property legal compliance initiatives, including internal training, trademark use guidelines across multiple jurisdictions, and issue spotting
• Communicate with internal business teams regarding brand protection/IP prosecution needs and deadlines
• Collect Statements of Use and first use dates for trademark prosecution
• Formal document management: obtaining signatures for trademark and patent documents (i.e. declarations, assignments, Apostille certification, powers of attorney)
• Conduct online investigations of possible infringements
• Conduct copyright searching and application filing
• Manage matters efficiently with appropriate supervision, escalating issues as needed and coordinating with senior members of the legal department and outside counsel when required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certificate or equivalent experience required
• 10+ years of law firm and/or in-house paralegal experience
• In-house experience with managing a global portfolio is preferred
• Strong understanding of domestic and international trademark processes
• Proficiency in conducting trademark clearance searches and managing trademark watch notices
• Advanced proficiency in the use of IP portfolio management and docketing software, and MS Office for the creation and editing of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
• Working knowledge of patents, copyrights, trade dress and domain names
• Highly motivated and excited to learn all facets of intellectual property
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated with exceptional attention to detail
• Must be highly organized and experienced at tracking multiple matters simultaneously
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of assignments and adhere to deadlines
• Willingness to assist, when and where needed
• Experience within the beauty/cosmetics/skincare industry or consumer products industry desirable but not required.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• retirement savings plan
• gender neutral parental leave
• unlimited paid time off
• annual company-based performance bonus
• equity