Group Manager – Intellectual Property
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- دوام كامل
- Provide effective, reliable and professional support and advice on intellectual property (“IP”) matters.
- Coordinate, support and manage with external agents and service providers the registration, maintenance and renewal of trademarks, domain names, patents, and other types of IP.
- Review, draft and advise on a wide range of IP agreements and documentation, including IP licences and assignments and IP provisions, ensuring that legal requirements are met within such documents.
- Assist in managing IP disputes and oppositions.
- Manage and assist with IP matters and requests received by the department, work closely with the relevant corporate functions, and local contacts in regional offices and business units across the Group on IP matters.
- Manage, coordinate and assist with IP queries and requests received by the department, and ensure that all IP requests are dealt with in a prompt and efficient manner.
- Assist with the implementation and management of DP World's IP Policy and strategy at Group level.
- Manage the Group's IP portfolio and maintain a register of DP World's IP assets, ensure that all records are always up to date.
- Liaise with external legal counsel, agents and service providers on IP matters. Provide external counsel with clear and explicit instructions. Oversee and review work carried out by external counsel.
- Keep abreast of legal and regulatory changes affecting DP World from an IP perspective.
- Always act as an ambassador for DP World when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviours in harmony with DP World's Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following DP World's Code of Conduct and Ethics policies.
- Law Degree from an accredited University and professionally qualified as a lawyer.
- Minimum 3-5 years post qualification experience in intellectual property in an internationally recognized law firm and / or multinational company.
- Certified professional in intellectual property.
- Excellent technical legal skills, specifically in intellectual property.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills, and language skills.