Legal Counsel Intellectual Property mwd
Legal Counsel Intellectual Property mwd
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Our client is the group holding of one of Europes leading entertainment groups and is a household name in German and Frenchspeaking countries.
The group headquarters currently employs more than 70 people from at least a dozen countries. The culture is highly international and commercially pragmatic. This role is based in Cologne.
Tasks
A robust comprehension of the function of Intellectual Property (IP) in a business context is imperative. The successful candidate will assume responsibility within the legal team and function as a proactive proponent on all matters on AI. This role is distinguished from simialr inhouse legal roles by its emphasis on advocating for AI within the legal department and promoting its commercial application across the Group.
Reporting to the Group General Counsel the successful candidate will contribute to ensuring that the business maintains a competitive edge in both traditional and digital content markets and understands the commercial risks (legal regulatory IT security etc.) that IP in general and AI in particular pose to the Group:
- AIgenerated content and commercial applications: Addressing the legal challenges of AIgenerated content including ownership copyright eligibility licensing and monetisation strategies. Together with other specialists in business units and other group departments you will assess analyse and discuss the impact of AI on the group from a risk and opportunity perspective resulting in formulating practical solutions
- Trademark management: Overseeing filings renewals and enforcement strategies to protect innovation and brand identity in relation to the group trademark. Other operational trademarks are managed at business unit level
- IP litigation and dispute resolution: Monitoring occasionally handling trademark and patent infringement matters ensuring a commercial approach is taken to protect the companys interests
Requirements
You will be a fullyqualified lawyer in your home jurisdiction with at least 4 years of relevant postqualification experience.
This role is also open to nonGerman qualified lawyers.
You will be well versed in general commercial legal issues and will be a skilled project manager and comfortable instructing and managing external counsel.
You may be called upon from time to time to support your HQ and business unit legal colleagues on other commercial and contractual matters.
Benefits
An attractive fixed salary that reflects the importance and seniority of the role plus a generous bonus package and other benefits.
Syndikus status avilable to Germanqualified lawyers
International Englishspeaking dynamic working environment
Hybrid Home/Office
Flat hierarchies
Employment Type
Full Time
