IP & Online Brand Protection Specialist

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic. But most of all we’re hugely passionate about what we do.

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals to invent, design and develop market leading products for the global market. By working in our world-class research, design and development (RDD) department, these individuals have the opportunity to work alongside leading technical specialists and highly motivated creative people to create products which fulfil our ambition of being truly different and better than our competitors.

Dyson are currently looking for a IP & Online Brand Protection Specialist to join the IP Enforcement, Brands and Licensing team, within global the IP & Product Strategy function of Dyson Legal. You would report into the Senior IP Counsel and be based on our Malmesbury Campus.

Day-to-day responsibility for the following areas of IP&PS activity:

• Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting

• Supporting IP Enforcement and Litigation

• Working with external partners to enforce Dyson’s IP online, to support effective brand protection and provide strategic value to Dyson by supporting the sale of genuine Dyson products.

• Online brand protection activities including the following, in relation to key online e-commerce platforms such as Amazon.com:

• Identifying listings on the platforms for IP infringing products and other listings which infringe Dyson’s IP rights

• Making infringement reports to platform operators and managing compliance

• Building and managing relationships with IP enforcement functions of online platform operators

• Being a subject matter expert in IP enforcement on the online platforms

• Anti-counterfeiting activities including:

• Conducting analysis of third party products to assess IP infringement

• Liaising with internal stakeholders, e.g. e-commerce managers, to understand and align enforcement with Dyson’s strategic priorities.

• Providing or contributing to regular reports to internal stakeholders in relation to online brand protection and anti-counterfeiting.

• Operational reporting to Senior IP Counsel.
  

• LLB in Law (min 2.1), preferably including study of intellectual property. Experience working in a legal, eCommerce or brand protection role - for example, as a paralegal or analyst

• Experience and/or interest in intellectual property law

• Ability to build relationships quickly and effectively

• Awareness of a brand protection team's role within a large, global business, and the ability to make meaningful contributions to supporting the business in making informed decisions

• Detail oriented, and able to pick out minor details as well as overall trends within large pools of information

• Strong communicator and effective collaborator

• Interest in product design.

Financial:

• Performance related bonus

• Company paid Life Assurance

• Discounts on Dyson machines

• Competitive pension scheme

• Purchase additional holidays

Lifestyle:

• 27 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays

• Free bus travel to and from Malmesbury campus from Bristol, Chippenham and Swindon

• On-site parking

• Endless free coffee and tea, and a free lunch

• Free on-site hair salon

• On-site lifestyle Assist

• Electric vehicle scheme

Health:

• Private Medical insurance for all employees

• Employee Assistance Program for employee and dependents

• Digital GP and prescription service

• Fertility treatment support

• On-site gym and sports centre

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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.