Intellectual Property and Marketing Counsel, Oura
$126-165k
Salary dependent on location + Equity packages
Health monitoring smart ring
Job no longer available
Health monitoring smart ring
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$126-165k
Salary dependent on location + Equity packages
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Oura's mission is to make health a daily practice.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. and active member of a state bar in good standing
- At least 5-7 years of experience, with a combination of in-house and private practice, focusing on intellectual property (including trademarks, copyrights, marketing, advertising, and regulatory
- Experience advising marketing teams on advertising and regulatory matters, with preference given to candidates with experience in both consumer product and healthcare spaces
- Experience providing practical advice on a wide variety of legal issues in a fast-paced environment
- Expertise in protecting consumer brands in the technology space
- A passion for branding
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A dedication to client service and attention to detail
- Strong presentation skills and an ability to educate others about intellectual property in engaging and impactful ways
- Ability to work well as part of a team and independently
- Ability to provide concise and practical legal advice to a wide variety of business clients and across a broad range of matters with limited supervision
- Strong project management abilities and organizational skills
- Attention to detail and issue spotting are musts, and experience providing content review in the context of regulatory frameworks at the intersection of consumer product and healthcare is a strong plus
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and dynamic IP & Marketing Counsel to join our legal team, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel (AGC), VP of IP & Regulatory Compliance
- In this role, you will manage both trademark and copyright portfolio development, as well as marketing and advertising review and support
- Your responsibilities will include handling domestic and international trademark, copyright, and design clearance, enforcement, and domain management, as well as reviewing advertising materials and advising on regulatory issues
- You will work closely with the marketing team and your expertise will be key to enhancing brand protection, providing proactive counsel, and mitigating risk
- Lead the development, protection, and strategy for the domestic and international trademark portfolio, driving growth, filing, prosecution, and enforcement across global markets
- Conduct thorough U.S. and international clearance searches to assess the availability of proposed trademarks, taglines, product names, product designs, and other consumer-facing content, driving proactive IP strategy
- Own the development, protection, and strategy for the copyright portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and brand protection
- Lead enforcement actions and oversee related efforts, including managing trademark, copyright, and domain disputes (including initiating UDRP proceedings), negotiating settlements, and overseeing domain management to protect brand integrity
- Review advertising and promotional materials across all forms of content to monitor for marketing and regulatory issues
- Conduct risk assessments and advise on claim substantiation requirements, right of publicity clearances, and draft disclosures
- Monitor the competitive landscape and track potential IP infringement, providing analysis and recommendations to inform enforcement strategies and protect brand integrity
- Provide education and proactive counseling to the business to manage risk and enhance IP protection
- Liaise with and supervise outside law firms, vendors, and internal business partners as needed for pending IP matters
Our take
As smart watches with health and wellbeing monitoring functions are now an everyday norm, Oura is offering similar wearable technology with its series of rings. It’s one of a number of companies gaining serious traction in the market, along with the likes of Circular and Movano.
The company gained an early profile after its collaboration with Gucci which created mainstream publicity and may have given it a leg up on the competition. With the smart ring market forecast to keep growing, Oura certainly finds itself in a promising position as it moves to build out its operations and refine the product.
The bottom line for Oura will be customer satisfaction and demand, which does make its mixed reviews so far a little troubling. That said, the announcement of its new "Circles" social feature, on top of an integration with InsideTracker and acquisition of "wave to pay" company Proxy, all look set to increase the functionality of the ring and could well win more consumers over.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Dec 2024
$125m
SERIES D
Nov 2024
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $354.7m
Company benefits
- Beautiful workspaces in San Francisco by Pier 31, Oulu and Helsinki (Finland)
- Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers
- Wellness benefits
- An Oura Ring of your own
- Personal learning & development budget of 750 USD/EUR
- Unlimited course offerings from Coursera
- Five (5) total days of work time to devote to employee development training
- Equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 20 days of PTO
Company HQ
Linnanmaa, Oulu
Leadership
Tom Hale
(CEO, Not Founder)Seasoned senior board member and advisor at multiple high growth companies including Cars.com, Volara, and HomeAway.
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