Trademark Counsel, Intellectual Property

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

AbbVie is searching for an in-house Trademark Counsel in its Intellectual Property group. This position will be based in AbbVie’s Irvine, California office.  

Working both individually and in cross-functional teams, the in-house Trademark Counsel will develop and implement trademark and copyright strategies across AbbVie’s Aesthetics and Pharmaceutical products and product candidates. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform US and OUS trademark searches, including online searching; analyze third party goods, services, trademarks and service marks and provide legal advice relating thereto
• Prepare, file and prosecute US and OUS trademark applications and consult with internal commercial colleagues and outside counsel as appropriate
• Monitor watch notices and challenge and defend trademarks in opposition, cancellation, and other proceedings
• Maximize AbbVie’s competitive trademark positions through creation and implementation of intellectual property strategies
• Provide legal advice and counsel to cross-functional R&D, marketing, publication, communication, and other colleagues on a variety of trademark and copyright-related matters
• Conduct trademark and copyright-related due diligence in support of business development activities
• Provide trademark-related legal advice relating to and in support of the company’s brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, and product protection activities
• Partner with and support other departments on brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, and product protection issues
• Manage and engage in online enforcement against unauthorized use of AbbVie’s trademarks, including working with service providers, industry collaborations and online platforms and initiating UDRPs and civil actions as appropriate
• Manage trademark recordations with customs

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
• State bar admission (specific state admission not required)
• Strong legal, analytical, research, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects to meet deadlines
• Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented with high work standards
• Ability to work well collaboratively and independently
• Willingness and ability to work with and coordinate activities with a large number of individuals across various US and OUS departments
• Ability to think creatively and devise solutions to challenging problems
• Ability to manage and serve a wide range of client groups within the company by recognizing and responding quickly and pragmatically.

Preferred Experience:

• 3+ years of law firm or in-house U.S. and OUS trademark prosecution, searching and enforcement experience
• Juris Doctorate from a nationally recognized law school
• Admitted to practice law
• Pharmaceutical or aesthetics industry experience preferred
• Experience in online brand protection preferred

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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