Legal Counsel Ip

vor 2 Wochen


Vevey, Schweiz Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA Vollzeit

**Position Snapshot**

Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract

**What we offer at Nestlé**

Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment
process about what flexibility could look like for you
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

**Position Summary**

As a **Legal Counsel IP**, you will provide legal support to the Business and manage a dynamic portfolio in alignment with internal stakeholders to enable the protection, defense and enforcement of trademarks, designs, copyrights, domain names.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

**A Day in the Life of a Legal Counsel IP**
- Advise the Business on trademark, design, and copyright issues, conducting global assessments on risk analysis, chances of success, and costs related to infringements, unfair competition actions, and oppositions
- Manage and maintain trademark and design portfolios in coordination with the Business, including validation of draft documents such as cease and desist letters, notices of opposition, and affidavits
- Handle trademark and copyright aspects of advertising, promotion, and packaging materials, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks
- Manage trademark licenses with third parties, negotiate settlements, co-existence agreements, and undertakings
- Handle litigation on IP matters, including coordination with local outside counsels and in-house regional lawyers, as well as follow-up on legal proceedings
- Conduct searches and coordinate Brand IP filing and prosecution with Paralegals. Monitor IP filings by competitors, and contribute to various working and competence groups within the IP legal function
- Raise awareness and importance of IP to internal stakeholders, actively participating in IP strategy and competency development initiatives
- Providing additional legal advice and support to the Business in connection with the above as needed. Therefore experience in other legal areas is a plus

**What will make you successful**
- Law degree or qualification as a Trademark attorney
- Previous exposure to pre-Litigation and Litigation matters
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property (IP)
- The ability to manage a broad range of stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work autonomously
- Proactive and business-oriented mindset
- Excellent team player, able to collaborate effectively within a matrix organization
- Proficiency in English is required, and fluency in French or another language is a plus

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.



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