Intellectual Property Counsel

vor 4 Wochen


Genf, Genf, Schweiz L'OCCITANE Vollzeit

We are seeking a highly motivated Intellectual Property Counsel to join our Global Legal Team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for handling IP portfolios for some of our premium beauty and wellness brands, including L'OCCITANE en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, and others, on a worldwide basis.

The role primarily focuses on advising our brand teams on any IP issues, including trademark clearance checks and IP contracts, setting an efficient and satisfying IP rights protection, and protecting our brands from infringements. You will also play a key role in educating and coordinating IP issues, goals, and workflow within our brand teams.

The position is based in Plan-les-Ouates, near Geneva, and reports to the Head of Global IP & Brand Protection. As a Global Intellectual Property Counsel, you will have the opportunity to work with a unique company that is strongly committed to the planet and its people, and to be part of a team that is passionate about creating a better and healthier planet.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Manage IP rights applications and registrations, reply to refusals, check trademark watches, coordinate IP litigations, oppositions, cancellations, and enforcements.
  • Coordinate IP rights renewals, including evidence of use, handle recordals, and deal with image rights issues.
  • Conduct IP rights searches and clearances, advise and provide IP ad hoc analysis, opinions, and assistance to the business, and draft and negotiate IP contracts.
  • Execute an audit of the IP right portfolios, gather and prepare evidence for IP prosecution, litigation, and enforcement matters, set and control budget, review invoices, and prepare POAs and other relevant IP documents.
  • Conduct domain names surveillance, assess risks, and launch proportionate responses, handle online and offline lookalikes and brand abuses enforcement when appropriate.

Requirements:

  • Master's degree in IP Law.
  • +6 years' in-house experience in IP, in an international environment.
  • Fluent in English, including drafting skills, French is a real plus.
  • Strong customer-centricity mindset and business acumen, results-focused, proactive problem solver.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and develop strong relationships at all levels and across functions.
  • Ability to anticipate, efficiently manage multiple queries and issues, and meet deadlines.
  • Strong team player with the ability to work independently.
  • Precise with attention to details, hands-on approach, and able to deal with ambiguity.
  • Appetite for challenges and at ease in an international environment with remote and multicultural teams.

What We Offer:

  • Working for a unique company, strongly committed towards the planet and the people (B Corp certification).
  • Working with passionate colleagues coming from all over the world.
  • A unique culture centered around entrepreneurship, where everyone is expected to collaborate, experiment, and move fast.
  • Internal mobility opportunities.
  • Monthly allocation and discount for store products.
  • Attractive Social Insurances coverage.
  • 5 weeks annual leaves and 3 extra-days offered as public holidays.
  • Flexible and hybrid work arrangement.
  • Attractive Parental Leave Policy.
  • Public transport allowance.


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