Associate General Counsel, Trademark - Intellectual Property

Company Description

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.

Job Description

AbbVie is searching for an in-house Associate General Counsel, Trademark 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 Associate General 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 pro