Title: Sr Trademark Counsel
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking an Intellectual Property Attorney to join the Intellectual Property Law Department, within the Law Organization.
The attorneys within the Intellectual Property Law Department perform or direct the performance of legal activities within the department and assist the General Counsel, Associate General Counsel and General Attorneys in providing world class legal services to Aramco and its partners and affiliates. You will report directly to the Trademarks, Copyrights, and General IP Practice Leader and will work closely with internal clients in support of the company’s various initiatives and projects.
Saudi Aramco's Law Organization is growing in response to a broad corporate initiative that involves the continued growth of its exploration, production, refining and marketing, along with expansion into petrochemicals, renewables, power and other sectors of the energy business. For adventurous individuals who are interested in working at one of the world's most successful companies, Saudi Aramco offers challenging and sophisticated in-house opportunities
Key Responsibilities
As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Managing outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution of trademark applications
- Trademark portfolio management.
- Counseling clients.
- Providing IP education to clients on various IP-related topics.
- Providing legal advice in the areas of trademark portfolio strategies.
- The opportunity to draft and negotiate trademark agreements and IP licenses.
Minimum Requirements
As a successful candidate you will have:
- A Juris Doctorate degree or equivalent.
- Current admission to general practice before the highest court of the state or country of which you are a citizen or resident.
- Minimum 12 years of hands-on trademark and copyright experience working for a law firm or as in-house counsel. This experience should include trademark clearance, registration, license and branding agreements, as well as trademark infringement.
- USPTO patent bar preferred but not required for this trademark position.
- Pragmatic, business-oriented, approach to challenges and competing priorities and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to engage business line leaders to drive implementation of new procedures and legal requirements in a timely manner.
- Capable of international travel.
- Sound judgment and unwavering ethics.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.