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To support one of our newly integrated Strategic Business Unit, you will play a key role in ensuring strong portfolio management, efficient ways of working and close collaboration with internal business and legal stakeholders. You will make a difference by helping protect and strengthen Nestlé’s brands through accurate trademark searches, portfolio management and legal research.\nHow you’ll make an impact as an IP Paralegal\nConducting trademark availability searches, analysing results and making clear recommendations to the responsible Counsel(s).\nManaging trademark and industrial design registration processes from filing to grant for specific Business Unit(s), aligned with business roll-out plans.\nHandling objections from IP Authorities, defensive oppositions and related agreements, undertakings and co-existence terms.\nMonitoring competitive trademark publications, supporting oppositions where needed and drafting reports on moderately complex legal matters.\nKeeping internal records accurate by creating and updating files, docketing deadlines and monitoring key portfolio milestones.\nSupporting legal research, evidence gathering and litigation activities by organising information, sales figures and marketing materials for trademark and design matters.\nWhat will make you successful\nBringing solid experience in trademarks within an international environment or a law firm.\nWorking confidently with online databases and web-based IP management systems, ideally Memotech, or showing strong digital agility to onboard quickly.\nCombining excellent planning and organisational skills with strong accuracy and attention to detail.\nBeing flexible, proactive and collaborative, with the curiosity and agility to work autonomously and take initiative.\nBeing curious about innovation and comfortable working with digital tools, data analytics and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to help drive operational excellence and support the future development of our IP services.\nCommunicating fluently in written and spoken English; good spoken French is desirable.\nDemonstrating courage, collaboration, speed and continuous learning.\nAtSociété des Produits Nestlé S.A.,we place people at the heart of everything we do\nOur benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so you can thrive at work and in life:\nExciting opportunities to develop your career your way across different brands, businesses, functions and regions.\nFlexible working arrangements that facilitate creativity and collaboration.\nA culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core.\nA dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.\nWhat to expect from our hiring process\nThe recruitment will be driven by the fit between individual competencies and the requirements of the role. 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