Mondelēz International
Trademarks Paralegal
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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.
Under the guidance of Mondelēz International’s legal IP leader or IP counsel, you deliver on our Intellectual Property (IP) legal strategy, activities, and service delivery model in a legal IP area. You use your ability to work independently, your in-depth knowledge, and significant experience in IP area to apply legal IP knowledge in practice and propose legal solutions and alternatives to in-house counsel.
How you will contribute:
Under the guidance of Mondelēz International’s legal IP leader or IP Counsel, you will deliver on our legal IP strategy, activities, and service delivery model in a legal IP area. In this role, you provide strategic legal IP support to the business unit, region and global stakeholders and work closely with them to ensure legal IP concepts and implications are understood and related legal and operational risks are assessed. You will operate IP systems and technologies relevant to the area of support, prepare documents, gather information, and interact with business partners to deliver objectives and provide expertise and experience in a legal IP area to identify and advise on laws and regulatory changes in area globally.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
- IP legal experience, ideally in a large matrixed multinational company
- Working independently and coping with stressful situations and deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving, project management, and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Technology and Systems Savvy; ability to operate and manage systems and technologies relevant to particular job
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Trademark Paralegal to join our in-house legal team. This role will be responsible for managing and supporting the company's trademark portfolio across the Latin America and the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) regions. The role is split between these regions with an estimate of 60/40 work allocated to territories in the regions. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of international trademark law, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Portfolio Management
- Manage and maintain the company's trademark portfolio across Latin America and AMEA jurisdictions, including new filings, declaration of use
- Monitor and manage critical deadlines, including filing dates, office action responses, opposition periods, and declaration of use/renewal deadlines
- Coordinate with local outside counsel and agents in multiple jurisdictions to ensure timely and accurate filings
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in the trademark management database/docketing system
Prosecution & Registration
- Prepare, review, and file trademark applications, declarations of use/renewals, and other filings in coordination with outside counsel
- Review and respond to office actions, formality objections, and examination reports in collaboration with attorneys and/or outside counsel
- Conduct and coordinate trademark clearance searches and prepare preliminary search reports
- Monitor trademark registers and publications for potential conflicts
Enforcement & Protection
- Support trademark enforcement activities, including cease-and-desist letters, oppositions, and cancellation actions
- Assist with domain name disputes and anti-counterfeiting efforts in the relevant regions
- Monitor and report on potential infringements and unauthorized use of company trademarks
- Coordinate with customs authorities for border enforcement measures where applicable
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Administrative & Strategic Support
- Liaise with internal business teams, marketing, and product teams regarding trademark clearance and brand protection matters
- Prepare status reports, portfolio summaries, and budget tracking for management review
- Manage relationships with outside counsel, including fee negotiations and performance evaluations
- Support due diligence activities related to mergers, acquisitions, and licensing agreements
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands globally and locally including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.
Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen—and happen fast.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Legal Business Growth Partners and Services
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