Senior Trade Mark Secretary

3 weeks ago


Pretoria, South Africa AGC Recruitment Pty Ltd Full time

A leading Intellectual Property Firm has an opening for an experienced Trade Mark Secretary. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary tasks:

  • Dictaphone typing with high accuracy and speed.
  • Correspondence with internal and external departments
  • General Administration and Diary management.
  • Invoicing, cost estimates and reporting for clients
  • Updating matters on the internal system.
  • Managing of Trade Marks on external databases such as Anaqua, Inspiro and Patricia.
  • Instructing TM  searchers to conduct searches and typing of search reports.
  • Preparation of Trade Mark schedules.
  • Receiving instructions and preparation of Trade Mark applications.
  • Instructing foreign applications.
  • Prosecution of Trade Mark applications (receiving official actions, reporting to the client; taking the client's instructions and attending to the compliance of the official actions).
  • Preparation of powers of attorney and/or authorisations of agent.

Requirements: 

  • 5+ Years experience
  • Proficiency in MS Word, Anaqua, Inspiro and Patricia
  • Dictaphone typing.
  • Attention to detail, time management and high analytical thinking.
  • A solid understanding of trade mark law, regulations, and procedures.
  • Previous experience as a TM and IP Secretary in a law firm environment.

R40 000 Negotiable depending on experience.

Apply: www.agclegal.co.za

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