Intellectual Property Paralegal

Job description

Company Summary: MGA Entertainment, a consumer entertainment Products Company headquartered in Chatsworth, California, manufactures innovative lines of proprietary products for the toy and consumer electronics market. The company also licenses its IP in such areas as apparel, home décor, stationery and sporting goods. The MGA family includes award-winning brands such as LOL Surprise, Little Tikes®, Project MC2, and Zapf Creation®. For more information please visit .

Mission: Monitor MGA's worldwide intellectual property portfolio (trademarks, copyrights, patents), conduct searches and clearances, coordinate US and foreign trademark filings, and otherwise assist Legal Department attorneys and business teams with intellectual property matters.

Key Result Areas Time Utilization

* Trademark clearance and management of Company's

Worldwide trademark and patent portfolio 40%

* Review of packaging, advertising, style guides, and

other materials of the Company's trademarks and legal lines 10%

* Manage the Company's anti-counterfeiting activities

with outside local counsel, Customs, and other authorities 20%

* File all copyright applications 10%
* Other legal projects as needed 20%

TOTAL TIME UTILIZATION 100%

Position Requirements

Education/Experience:

* 4-year college degree (preferred)
* Paralegal Certification
* 5+ years experience as a successful intellectual property paralegal with trademark and copyright experience, either through in-house or law firm position
* Experience utilizing CPI or other patent and trademark database (Bryan- other?)

Skills/Knowledge/Ability:

* Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
* Highly organized, flexible and multi-task oriented
* Motivated self-starter who can work independently
* Ability to exercise good judgment and make decisions

Authority

* Reports to the Vice President of Global IP

Key Result Areas and Activities

* Trademark clearance and management of the Company's IP portfolio
* Conduct trademark clearance searches and maintain log re same
* Manage MGA's worldwide intellectual property portfolio (trademarks, copyrights, patents), file US trademark applications and related documents, and coordinate trademark filings with outside counsel
* Respond to Office Actions with the PTO, and provide foreign counsel with information, documents and strategies for responding Office Actions issued by foreign trademark offices
* Coordinate requesting and analysis of full trademark search requests sent to outside counsel
* Maintain electronic and hard-copy files for all intellectual property filings, and provide reports as requested
* Coordinate with Licensing team re the licensing of different classes of product in various foreign jurisdictions, and maintain spreadsheet outlining future trademark filings
* Review of packaging, advertising, style guides, and other materials of the Company's trademarks and legal lines
* Approve logos, product packaging, advertising, press releases, merchandising displays, style guides
* Develop legal lines for application to product packaging, licensed product, advertising, press releases, merchandising displays and style guides
* Manage anti-counterfeiting program
* Manage worldwide anti-counterfeiting efforts to include providing foreign counsel, customs, and other authorities with trademark and copyright information; confirming the counterfeit nature of seized goods; and maintenance of spreadsheet identifying all anti-counterfeiting matters
* File copyright applications
* File copyright applications for product, product packaging, logos and entertainment properties; maintain records re same; and provide registration information and documents as requested
* Other legal projects as needed
* Conduct research on various topics and report findings as requested by the General Counsel, and/or Legal Dept. attorneys
* Review and approve invoices from foreign counsel and other vendors relative to costs associated with trademark filings, trademark disputes, anti-counterfeiting work, patent registration and maintenance, and trademark clearance work
* Participate in anti-counterfeiting efforts as necessary
* Other miscellaneous department-wide or assigned projects