Intellectual Property Paralegal – Trademark Law

Job Description

Paralegal – Trademarks | Formica Group North America

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Formica Group North America, located at its North American headquarters in Cincinnati, OH. Formica Corporation is the maker of the world-famous Formica® brand of laminate products and a leading worldwide designer and manufacturer of decorative surfacing materials for commercial and residential interior surfaces. This role offers an impressive and rewarding opportunity for success, focused on the critical task of managing and protecting the company’s valuable intellectual property, specifically trademarks, on a global scale.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Cincinnati, OH

• Mission: This person will be entirely responsible for all facets of domestic and international trademark filings, prosecution, renewals, and maintenance.
• Tech Stack: MS Office products, Corsearch, CPI, Anaqua, LawTrac, LegalTracker

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage: Lead all facets of domestic and international trademark filings, prosecution, renewals, and maintenance, including correspondence, docketing, and deadlines.
• Analyze: Conduct and review trademark searches, preparing usage and registration risk analyses to align trademark strategies with business goals.
• Enforce: Monitor and take action on incorrect and infringing trademark use, including domain names, and evaluate/renew domain names quarterly.
• Collaborate: Interact extensively with foreign associates on various trademark issues and assist marketing with reviewing materials for branding standards.
• Administer: Prepare, authenticate, and legalize supporting trademark documentation, manage invoices from foreign associates, and prepare license/trademark usage agreements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Associate’s degree required, strong knowledge of both domestic and international trademark prosecution processes, and at least 10 years of experience as an intellectual property paralegal.
• Experience: At least 10 years focused primarily on trademark law in a law firm or corporate legal department, familiarity with trademark docketing software (CPI or Anaqua), and electronic billing systems (LawTrac or LegalTracker).
• Skills: Ability to work independently, multitask, detail-oriented, excellent verbal and written communication, strong proofreading skills, and advanced computer skills with MS Office products and Corsearch.
• Bonus: An undergraduate degree and certification of paralegal training from an ABA-certified program, Anaqua and LegalTracker experience, and general knowledge of patent prosecution processes and maintenance.