Trade Mark Renewals Assistant
Glasgow
About the company and role:
For over 50 years we’ve built a reputation as one of the world’s leading strategic IP firms. Trusted by global innovators and businesses to realise and protect the true value of their intellectual assets, our work is consistently recognised in major IP, business and ESG awards and rankings, including The Financial Times, The Legal 500, World Trademark Review, IP Stars, World Intellectual Property Review and IAM Patent 1000.
Our global office network spans Europe, North America and Asia. With over 400 employees (including over 120 attorneys) worldwide, our people have leading IP expertise across many industries.
You would be part of our IP Services Renewals Team who manage the payment of over 30,000 cases due for renewal in any one year and monitor almost 100,000 maintenance fees in total. We have a worldwide client base handled by a team who are based in Glasgow, London and Leeds.
The Trade Mark Renewals Assistant would work with the Trade Mark Renewals Team to ensure all Trade Mark Renewals are monitored, updated, renewed and processed in a timely manner.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifying cases to be renewed
- Monitoring deadlines, checking and sending reminders
- Checking calculated costs and investigating requirements, both legal and client specific
- Corresponding with clients and establishing ongoing use of the Trademark
- Preparing formality documents for execution by the client
- Attending to the renewals in direct jurisdictions using various payment vehicles
- Instructing and communicating with local associates for indirect jurisdictions
- Advising and invoicing clients
- Updating our case records, collating evidence/certificates and reporting to the client
- Dealing with administrative tasks
Person specification:
- Excellent computer literacy, numeracy and communication skills (to confidently engage with clients via email, over the phone and across online meeting platforms)
- Be able to prioritise tasks, take instructions and pay attention to detail
- Have the ability to deal with repetitive tasks accurately
- Have a positive attitude to change
- Show willingness to help others and work as part of a team
- Proactive approach with a desire to learn
Benefits:
- Annual salary review
- 28 days annual leave per annum plus 5 days bank holiday per annum
- Employer pension match contribution up to 5%
- Life assurance (three times basic salary)
- Private healthcare
- Ride2Work Programme
- Employee engagement initiatives
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Length of service gifts
- EV Car Scheme
- Career development and study support Opportunities to be involved in ESG activities (environment, charities, community engagement and ED&I)
- Companywide and team social events
- A great place to work with a one team culture.
If you are interested in applying, you are invited to send a cover letter, together with a detailed curriculum vitae, describing any qualifications, expertise and relevant experience to our HR Team at [email protected], or contact us for further information about the role.
