Counsel - Trademarks - US Based Remote

Houston, TX, United States

Were looking for a trademark attorney to join Anywhere Real Estates Intellectual Property Team in the role of Counsel Trademarks. Anywheres Intellectual Property Team is responsible for advising on a broad range of trademark issues, including clearance, conflicts, licensing, prosecution, and trademark counseling. This attorney will share responsibility with Anywheres other trademark lawyer and senior paralegal.

**Responsibilities**

+ You have an in-depth understanding of and experience in trademark law and help oversee trademark clearance, prosecution, conflicts, and licensing for your business clients. You engage with colleagues to identify and share best practices.

+ You help oversee maintenance of global trademark portfolios for company brands.

+ You have an understanding of legal principles. You are able to interpret a large volume of legal information, organize and simplify issues and ideas in written or verbal communication and explain it clearly and succinctly to the business teams.

+ You work effectively and develop positive relationships with internal teams, including the business unit marketing teams, colleagues in the legal department, and business clients to help analyze legal risks, resolve issues. You help coordinate work with outside counsel globally.

**Qualifications**

Required/Minimum Qualifications

+ J.D. from accredited ABA law school, with NY or NJ Bar Admission required

+ Minimum 4 years experience as a practicing attorney in trademark law with extensive US and international experience in clearance, prosecution, licensing, and conflict work.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience in other areas of intellectual property law is a plus.

+ In-house experience is a plus.

+ A growth mindset

+ Team player: proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.

+ Demonstrate the ability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in fast-paced environment, prioritize workflow, and adjust to frequent workload fluctuations.

+ A keen business sense, the skills to find creative solutions to legal issues, and the ability to effectively balance legal risks against business interests.

+ Results orientation, customer focus, a commitment to providing the highest quality client service, and a desire to develop trusted advisor relationships with business clients.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (http://www.anywhere.re/) ?(NYSE: HOUS) is on a mission to empower everyones next move. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate?Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (https://www.bhgre.com/) ,?Century 21 (https://www.century21.com/) ,?Coldwell Banker (https://www.coldwellbanker.com/) ,?Coldwell Banker Commercial (https://www.cbcworldwide.com/) ,?Corcoran (https://www.corcoran.com/) ,?ERA (https://www.era.com/) , and?Sotheby's International Realty (https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng)

The Anywhere portfolio includes franchise and brokerage operations as well as national title, settlement, and relocation companies and nationally scaled mortgage origination and underwriting joint ventures.? Supporting approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021, Anywhere is focused on simplifying, digitizing and integrating the real estate transaction for all consumers, no matter where they may be in their home buying and selling journey.? With innovative products and technology, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,200 independent sales agents in the US and approximately 136,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories.

**At Anywhere Real Estate, diversity fuels success for our company, for our employees, and for our industry.** We strive to be a top destination for diverse talent, committed to creating a culture of belonging that empowers everyones next move. **We pursue talent** strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. **We value diversity** respecting backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and beliefs. We develop our diverse talent base through increasing representation in executive key leadership roles with actions including mentorship programs and partnerships with real estate associations that promote diversity and inclusion. Read more about our companys diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in our annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report (https://assets.website-files.com/633f08923c4c519693723aa5/63f7690462db639dcd8b18de_Anywhere%20CSR%20Report%202022.pdf) .

Youll find our commitment to diversity reflected in our achievements:

+ Recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies since 2011.

+ Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work since 2019.

+ Recognized by Fortune as one of Americas Most Innovative Companies.

+ Honored by Forbes as one of the Worlds Best Employers for Diversity and Top Female Friendly Companies.

With a diverse employee population, we know we will succeed together and move real estate to whats next. We hope youll join us.

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