Solicitor
You will work for an innovative, successful and growing intellectual property practice, working for an exciting range of clients and acting on IP matters across different intellectual property rights, technologies and commercial contexts.
What you will enjoy
- Pre-action advisory work
- Infringement and cancellation proceedings (IPEC, High Court and Patents Court)
- Oppositions and invalidity proceedings at the UKIPO
- Alternative dispute resolution procedures (such as mediation)
- Co-ordinating foreign proceedings and liaising with overseas counsel
- Anti-counterfeiting work including Customs / Trading Standards actions and online take downs
- Domain name disputes (such as Nominet and UDRP)
- Company Names Tribunal cases
- Negotiating and drafting settlement and co-existence agreements
- Assisting with licence and assignment agreements
What you will need
- 2-4 years post qualification experience
- Experience of contentious soft IP litigation before the IPEC, High Court or Patents Court (designs)
- The ability to develop strong working relationships with both colleagues and clients