The Scope
FSC is an internationally operating NGO with more than 1.200 members in over 93 countries from the environment, social rights and business communities. It holds presence with business activities in over 40 countries worldwide. FSC works to take care of our forests and those who rely on them by protect-ing plant and animal species, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, forest workers’ safety and much more, on a global scale. We achieve this, inter alia, through FSC certification, ensuring forests around the world are responsibly managed. This goal requires, inter alia, a successful licensing business with a rigid protection of FSC’s trademarks and a risk management with suitable compliance tools. For more in-formation on FSC, visit our website at www.fsc.org.
To effectively meet the challenge of protecting the world’s forests, we are committed to have the world’s most skilled people working with us. We are currently looking for an engaged Trademark Portfolio Manager with passion for FSC’s mission to join our multinational team.
The Legal Department supports all legal and compliance aspects of the FSC Group and advises FSC’s management and its specialized units in their daily operations. As a member of the intellectual property and trademark team inside the legal team, you will be managing FSC’s portfolio of trademarks and other brands and thereby helping to protect and secure FSC’s portfolio. In this function you will also contribute to trademark protection strategies and support trademark enforcement activities. Moreover, the scope entails conducting recurring trademark audits, the engagement and supervision of external counsels and close cooperation with other members of the legal team.
Main Roles & Responsibilities
You will focus on IP and especially trademark related aspects concerning the FSC Group with a direct reporting line to the Programme Manager & Senior Trademark Counsel. Your role will entail:
- Leading global trademark filing and prosecution, namely preparing and filing trademark applications as well as corresponding with and instructing outside counsel.
- Coordinating global trademark clearance investigations, which entails performing and analyzing trademark searches.
- Managing and executing trademark renewals, declarations, and affidavits of use.
- Managing global evidence of use, including the implementation of strategies to gather such evidence.
- Advising internal colleagues and FSC’s network on intellectual property procedures, guidelines and practices.
- Supporting various legal aspects of FSC’s domain name portfolio, including domain acquisitions and UDRPs.
- Analyzing risks and safeties associated with new trademark laws, regulations and related enactments including the preparation of trainings.
- Developing and implementing yearly trademark audit projects.
- Assisting in the development of yearly trademark prosecution strategies.
- Tracking budgets, expenses and reconciliation of partnered costs.
- Maintaining an international list of external legal experts and updating contact information, power of attorneys and letters of engagement.
- Cooperating closely with other IP and Legal Counsels in the team on IP and trademark enforcement activities including related process management as well as reviewing trademark watch notices, coordinating trademark oppositions and cancellations.
Your profile
- Education and Training:
- Working Experience, Style and Skills:
- Languages:
- Computer Skills - good skills in the use of/experience with:
- Communication Skills:
- Others:
Why us?
- Be part of a globally recognized organization at the forefront of sustainable forestry and contribute to the mission to help protect the world’s forests.
- Play an active role in the FSC global community of 400+ forest stewards who come together in-person at least once a year.
- Benefit from cross-cultural collaboration and networking opportunities by working in a dynamic, inclusive, and diverse international culture with over 60 nationalities represented under one roof.
- Benefit from work-life balance with our hybrid working structure.
- 30 vacation days yearly.
- Regional transportation ticket.
- Breakfast bars, coffee, tea, water.
- Take part in learning lunches.
- Celebrate together festivals from different cultures.
The Fine Print
Ready to make a difference? Join FSC and help shape a sustainable future. Don't delay - apply now!
- Location: Bonn, Germany.
- Working Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week.
- Duration of Employment: Temporary contract - 2 years (extension possible, subject to satisfactory performance).
- Starting Date: As soon as possible.
Please apply via our website by submitting your CV in English.
Please do not send any photos of yourself.
For FSC, inclusiveness and diversity are important values. As such, we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and are entirely committed to consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age and disability.
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About us
Welcome to FSC!
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a globally recognized non-profit organization at the forefront of promoting sustainable forestry. With over 150 million hectares of certified forests and a trusted reputation among NGOs, consumers, and businesses, FSC is leading the way in ensuring the long-term health and resilience of the world’s forests.
