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Paralegal Intellectual Property/ Intellectual Property Case Manager

To strengthen our Commercial Legal team, the Fédération Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA), is looking for a
Paralegal Intellectual Property/ Intellectual Property Case Manager
to start work immediately or by arrangement.

Your duties
- Conducting initial clearance searches for new marks and brand ideas; liaising with marketing
and other commercial teams in respect of same;
- Management of a large international trade mark portfolio, to include,
Creation of worldwide trade mark, design and copyright filing programmes,
preliminary budget forecasting and internal record(s) creation,
instruction of and continuing liaison with local counsels
tracking all stages of trade mark application cases;
monitoring and responding to OA deadlines
updating application records on IP specific database
amending lists of Goods & Services (checking such lists from publication notices and
logging on trade mark database)
- Review of watch notifications, initiating opposition cases;
- Initial review of Undertakings and Co-existence Agreement;
- Provision of information to IP Enforcement Unit and other internal stakeholders, namely, trade
mark and copyright portfolio schedules and copies of registration certifications;
- Supporting and working with IP Legal Counsel with ad hoc strategic, analytical and research
projects;
- General administrative tasks (photocopying, filing, correspondence and maintaining files)
Our requirements
- Education level corresponds to 3 years of business school or equivalent (qualification as
Paralegal of advantage)
- Expertise of 3 - 5 years training and practice as gained "on the job" within an IP registration/
prosecution team, preferably within an in-house international brand lead environment, or
within a Trade Mark Attorneys or IP Law Firm;
- Experience of Swiss, Community and International Trade Mark filing systems is an advantage;
- Fluent in English and German, knowledge of French / Spanish or Russian would be an asset;
- Experience of using an IP database, previous use of DIAMS is an advantage;
- Comfortable with using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook;
- Demonstrated project management skills; very structured, well-organised and efficient, precise
working style with a strong eye for detail; able to set priorities, awareness of deadlines and
meeting same;
- Flexible and able to work well under pressure, reliable in accomplishing tasks in a timely and
accurately manner; Team player.

Does this sound like you? If you have the relevant qualifications and are looking to work in an
international environment, send your application to:

FIFA, Human Resources Department, Evelyne Stumpf, FIFA-Str. 20, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland
E-mail: hr@fifa.org