Intellectual Property Paralegal

3 weeks ago


United Kingdom CRIMPiT Full time

This newly created role will primarily be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the management of and enforcement of the company’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio globally. 


This is a part time role looking for 4 hours per day initially.


About CRIMPiT


CRIMPiT was founded by Ian Critchlow and Mike Harper in late 2021. Launching our first product, a toastie maker for Thins which took off rapidly. Three years later and the CRIMPiT brand has gone from strength to strength, with three products now available - the CRIMPiT Thin Sealer, CRIMPiT Wrap Sealer and CRIMPiT Mini Wrap Sealer. We are stocked in some of the UK’s biggest retailers and our products are now enjoyed in over 1 million UK homes. We’ve recently been named as Robert Dyas’ Product of the year 2023/24’ and they featured the CRIMPiT as one of five ‘kitchen gadgets you can’t live without’ on a segment on This Morning. 


The mission is to continue to disrupt the snack market and end boring lunches, making mealtime fun for the whole family. 


Our core values are innovation, collaboration and quality. 


Our goals:


  • Continue to develop innovative kitchen gadgets, growing the CRIMPiT brand so it becomes a household name. 
  • To scale CRIMPiT nationally and progress expansion into international markets.
  • To always ensure gold-standard customer services. 
  • To be in-tune with our customer community, utilising their feedback in our innovation.


Accountabilities


  1. Act as the primary point of contact for CRIMPiT employees, external partners, legal counsel, and local law enforcement in relation to potential infringements of CRIMPiT's intellectual property rights globally.
  2. In conjunction with third party brand protection agents: regular monitoring of e-commerce platforms, domain names and social media to identify possible counterfeit/infringing products; identifying appropriate subjects for further action; making “trap purchases” (where required); assessing whether  products infringe the company’s IP rights; requesting the removal of infringing items from sale; and following up that such items are in fact removed from sale.
  3. Analysing e-commerce websites for the percentage of genuine / infringing products to monitor trends and impact of brand protection efforts against external spend to assess ROI.
  4. Liaising with external lawyers and investigators to pursue higher value / strategic cases as appropriate;
  5. Managing relationships with external trade mark attorneys (in conjunction with founders) and updating the company’s IP portfolio develops worldwide. 
  6. Undertake legal and general research. 
  7. Develop / manage IP database and contract management systems.
  8. Support with legal and administrative work as required.


Key Working Relationships


Internal:   Directors

External:  Brand protection companies, law firms, trade mark attorneys and investigators


Desired

Proven experience in a legal role either within a law firm, brand protection agency, or within a commercial in-house environment


Proposed package


Salary - negotiable dependent on experience

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and flexible working hours

Option of private medical insurance

Pension plan 

Vibrant company culture



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