Description
A temporary Trade Mark Assistant role has become available in the Trade Mark Prosecution team of ENS’s IP and Innovation department for a special project.
Responsibilities:
Handling general administrative tasks on a day-to-day basis in support of principal and team, including, but not limited to:
- Effective end-to-end prosecution and maintenance of South African trade marks
- Attending to trade mark data capturing and verification on the Patricia database and management system
- Ability to effectively draft correspondence and official forms
- Maintaining an effective administration and filingsystem
Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience in the Patricia database and management system (essential)
- Competent in computerpackages including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlookand Microsoft Excel
- Ability to use initiative and be proactivein offering assistance and following up to ensure an efficiently run practice
- Strong administrative skills, attention to detail and excellent typingskills
- Strong writtenand speaking communication skills in English
- Strong administration and organisational abilities
- Sense of absolute confidentiality, urgency and abilityto work under pressure
- Flexible and mature approachwith ability to work unsupervised
- Trade mark secretarial experience at senior level is essential, including foreign and South African trade mark prosecution experience
- Experience in data capturing and verification essential, with an eye for detail and accuracy
Qualifications:
- Matric Certificate
- Candidate should preferably have at least 5 years’experience in a trade mark department
- Secretarial qualification/diploma or other relatedqualification is preferred
ENS is committed to transformation and achieving equity in its workplaces. Preference will therefore be given to suitably qualified and skilled EE candidates. The closing date for all applications is close of business on 07 July 2026.