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Intellectual Property & Brand Protection Coordinator

USA - Corona, CA

About Monster Energy:

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A Day in the Life:

The Intellectual Property & Brand Protection Coordinator will support Monster’s in-house intellectual property team with a wide range of projects pertaining to its trademark, patent and brand protection matters including, but not limited to, trademark and patent prosecution, anti-counterfeiting and online enforcement, , maintaining IP databases, coordinating powers of attorney and other formal documents, patent annuity communications, processing invoices, and providing administrative support to the department. The Coordinator will be an essential part of the IP team and will be heavily relied upon by in-house counsel and staff.

The Impact You'll Make:

  • Assists attorneys and staff with trademark and patent prosecution as well as inter partes proceedings.
  • Supports the anti-counterfeiting brand protection program, including assigning cases, running reports, updating and closing case files, and processing invoices in the department’s e-billing system.
  • Supports online enforcement efforts, including processing Consumer Relations reports and requests, assigning cases, running reports, and opening files and obtaining images.
  • Provides front-end support for an IP database, including uploading documents and updating images.
  • Files emails and notifications related to payment-account seizures, downloading supporting documents as needed.
  • Coordinates execution of powers of attorney, annual renewal of brand protection powers of attorney, including reviewing and editing POAs with outside counsel and obtaining internal signatures. Reviews and flags weekly powers of attorney and other formal documents for signature, and processes, scans and sends executed documents to outside counsel; notarizes documents where commissioned.
  • Supports patent annuity payments, including reviewing monthly annuity deadlines, requesting patent information from outside counsel, providing renewal instructions, and processing invoices for payment.
  • Enters newly opened matter codes into management system each month and pulls product labels from internal databases for label analysis.
  • Performs administrative duties for the department, including invoice processing, brand coding for accounting, forwarding status updates to outside counsel and brand teams, specimen photos, shipping labels, travel arrangements and department meetings.
  • Assists with department projects as needed, such as the migration of legacy files to the document management system, and performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred; Paralegal Certificate a plus
  • 2+ years of experience in an IP, brand protection or legal support role
  • In-house legal department experience preferred; candidates with law firm experience will be considered
  • Strong Excel capabilities and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs 
  • Experience with IP databases, iManage, Legal Tracker, and trademark/patent maintenance a plus
  • Notary Public commission a plus
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and communication skills 

Monster Energy provides competitive total compensation. The estimated hourly pay range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.

Pay Range

$22 - $30 USD

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