Experienced Trademark Paralegal Seeks Position with East Coast Firm or Corporation

Experienced Trademark Paralegal seeks position with a corporation or law firm, preferably in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, or other areas on the East Coast, but will consider other locations as well. With more than 25 years of focused trademark and brand-protection experience at top law firms and global companies across fashion, technology, finance, and consumer goods, this person brings the institutional knowledge, tactical skill, and proven results necessary that would add immediate value to any organization. Ready to step into a role that requires both deep technical knowledge and pragmatic execution. Send inquiries to jwelch at wolfgreenfield.com to arrange for an introduction.

Throughout this person’s career, they have led and executed end-to-end trademark programs that delivered measurable business value, comprehensive clearance and prosecution strategies, disciplined portfolio management, coordinated enforcement and litigation support, thorough due diligence for merger, acquisitions and divestitures, and contract work. They have supported cross-functional teams to align IP strategy with marketing and product initiatives, reducing clearance risk and accelerating time-to-market while protecting brand equity.

Key qualifications:

• Extensive trademark expertise: clearance, prosecution, maintenance, and portfolio optimization across domestic and international jurisdictions. 
• Litigation and enforcement experience: prepared pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, manage evidence, and coordinated with international counsel to support successful outcomes. 
• Transactional and agreement work: drafted and negotiated trademark provisions in licenses and coexistence agreements. 
• Operational leadership: created tracking systems and SOPs that improved docketing accuracy, reduced missed deadlines, increased departmental efficiency and provide analytics for making strategic and informed decisions. 
• Clear, persuasive legal writing.

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