Job Details

Description

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

This position requires an experienced, proactive, and independent paralegal with experience in U.S. and foreign trademark prosecution and enforcement matters to provide support to American Express’s trademark and copyright legal team. Must be able to identify and prioritize tasks based on a multitude of factors, including deadlines and expectations. Must be collaborative and flexible, with a determination to engage with clients and other team-members. Must have strong organizational and writing skills. Must be detail oriented and thorough.

Primary job functions:

• Prepare and oversee filing, prosecution, and maintenance of intellectual property domestically and internationally

• Prepare and file WIPO applications and maintenance filings

• Collect and assess acceptable specimens of use for submission to the USPTO

• Conduct global trademark clearance, including running preliminary trademark searches and coordinating any foreign clearances.

• Communicate with clients regarding prosecution, enforcement and clearance.

• Assist with anti-counterfeiting matters, including online brand protection, global customs recordals, coordinating attorney trainings, and other related activities.

• Liaise with foreign agents regarding foreign filing requirements for trademark prosecution and maintenance, as well as any invalidation, cancellation or enforcement actions.

• Assist in filing of UDRP and TTAB-related documents as needed.

• Conduct legal research

• Correspondence with clients, counsel and outside counsel on prosecution and maintenance requirements

• Draft Office Action Responses and client correspondence

• Manage the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) program

• Coordinate legalization of documents used domestically and internationally

• Assisting with other non-prosecution trademark and copyright projects from time to time

• Other administrative responsibilities as assigned

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate

• Minimum seven years of Trademark Paralegal experience

• Prior Law Firm or In-house experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite products

• Proficiency with Clarivate and/or Corsearch products

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with an emphasis on providing quality customer service

• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task

• Excellent organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills

• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with clients.

• Must be self-motivated and able to meet deadlines under pressure

• Must have the ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently

Qualifications

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries

• Bonus incentives

• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits

• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need

• 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy

• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)

• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program

• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

Job: Legal

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Other Locations: US-New York-New York

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25008191