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About the Role

Clyde & Co is seeking an IP Administrator to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position involves handling administrative functions crucial to the management and prosecution of intellectual property, including trademarks, patents, and designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize intellectual property database tools to prepare application forms for trademarks, patents, and designs, as well as other routine English-language documentation for filing and prosecution.
• Organize the translation of correspondence between Clyde & Co and the Trade Marks and Patent Office, ensuring letters from the Office are translated into English and correspondence from Clyde & Co is translated into English and Arabic.
• Liaise with case handlers to prepare routine letters and documents based on precedents, including trademark approval sheets, Powers of Attorney, and standard letters instructing agents and reporting to clients.
• Manage original documents.
• Make telephone calls to the Trade Marks and Patent Offices.
• Accurately enter data into the trademark database.
• Take responsibility for the quality of all work produced.
• Effectively monitor all case deadlines.
• Provide cover for team member absences.
• Perform ad hoc duties as directed by the IP Operations Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education up to high school level or equivalent; a degree is desirable.
• Previous administration experience gained within professional services is required; trademark or patent administration experience is desirable.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• An ability to work effectively in a team, collaborating with administrators, paralegals, and case handlers.
• An ability to multi-task.
• An ability to prioritize a busy workload and work effectively under pressure.
• An ability to work to tight case deadlines and take a proactive approach to work.

Work Environment

This is a full-time role based in Riyadh. The position involves working as part of a team of administrators.