Trainee Lawyer (m/f) - 100%, expected start date: February 1, 2026 or May 1, 2026 (Please indicate a preference for the start of the internship at the time of application.)
Key information
- Publication date:22 May 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
The Istituto Federale della Proprietà Intellettuale (IPI) is Switzerland's competence center for patent, trademark, design, and copyright protection. Join a team fostering innovation and cultural diversity.
Tasks
- Evaluate trademarks for eligibility and protection reasons.
- Draft decisions and explain refusals to applicants clearly.
- Conduct legal clarifications in various Swiss law areas.
Skills
- Law degree from a Swiss university (lic. iur., MLaw).
- Strong analytical skills and interdisciplinary thinking.
- Fluent in Italian, German, and French with good English.
Is this helpful?
The Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) is the competence center of the Confederation for all matters related to the protection of patents, trademarks, geographical indications, designs, and copyright. The IPI helps companies and individuals turn an innovative and creative idea into value, thereby promoting innovation, competition, cultural diversity, and social development. With the ip-search brand, it also offers patent research worldwide.
More information about the IPI's tasks and its interesting employment conditions is available on the website www.ipi.ch .
We offer tailored internships lasting six months for holders of a university degree in law in the Division of Law & International Affairs (four months) and in the Division of Trademarks & Designs (two months). The internships start respectively in February, May, August, and November.
Trainee Lawyer (m/f)
Main Tasks
Main Tasks
- Verify the existence of reasons that exclude a trademark from protection.
- Consider the arguments of the applicant and, if necessary, explain in detail the reasons for the rejection and draft the final decisions.
- Prepare the substantive decisions related to the opposition procedure and participate in coordination meetings.
- Conduct legal clarifications in various areas of Swiss law.
- Provide written and telephone information in various languages regarding copyright as well as counterfeiting and piracy.
- Participate in other activities of the Division of Law & International Affairs, including advising federal authorities and preparing legislation in the field of intellectual property.
- Deepen a current legal issue related to intellectual property law and present it in the context of an internal continuing education event.
Profile
Profile
- Completed law studies in Switzerland (lic. iur., MLaw).
- Native language Italian, German, or French and good knowledge of German, French, and English.
- Strong interest in intellectual property law.
- Quick learning ability, good analytical skills, and interdisciplinary thinking. Precise and solution-oriented working style.
- Engaged, interested, active, and collaborative attitude.
Your Data
Ms. Tanja Anthamatten
HR Consultant and responsible for young talents
Phone 031 377 70 17
Email jobs@ipi.ch
Who We Are
The Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) is the competence center of the Confederation for all matters related to the protection of patents, trademarks, geographical indications, designs, and copyright. The IPI helps companies and individuals turn an innovative and creative idea into value, thereby promoting innovation, competition, cultural diversity, and social development. With the ip-search brand, it also offers patent research worldwide.
More information about the IPI's tasks and its interesting employment conditions is available on the website www.ipi.ch .
