Lawyer - Intellectual Property

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Lawyer - Intellectual Property. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Client Exposure from day 1
• Highly skilled and experienced team
• North Sydney Office - Asia wide role

This is a newly created opportunity for a Lawyer to join one of Australias most prestigious Intellectual Property firms.

Griffith Hack is one of Australia’s leading Intellectual Property law firms with a history dating back over 100 years. Griffith Hack is proud to work with some of the world’s biggest companies and consumer brands in the healthcare, electronics and biotechnology sectors as well as innovators who are pushing the boundaries of their technical fields.  
  
This position works closely with Senior Principals to contribute to contentious and non-contentious work across a broad spectrum of Intellectual Property matters such as patents, designs, trade mark, copyright, misleading and deceptive conduct, passing off and contract matters.
   
Key Responsibilities

• Advising clients on patents, designs, trade marks, copyright, moral rights, misleading and deceptive conduct and passing off;
• Assisting intellectual property litigation, including drafting pleadings, preparing evidence and submissions;
• Assisting patent and trade mark oppositions and hearings before IP Australia;
• Drafting cease and desist letters, pre-litigation correspondence and engaging in settlement negotiations;
• Drafting of a broad range of intellectual property and general commercial agreements, including assignments, licences, settlement agreement, co-existence agreements and research agreements;
• Conducting IP due diligences;
• Filing Customs Notices with the Australian Border Force and conducting brand protection training for Customs officers;
• Being a key point of contact for clients  

Knowledge and Skills

• 2-3 years post qualification experience
• Strong commercial drafting skills;
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Personable with an engaging style and ability to form strong relationships with a range of people

For a confidential discussion please contact David May - (03) 9946 7312 - 
0401 326 263