Volunteer Trademark & Brand Registration Coordinator

Organization: LoopRoots Foundation

Location: Remote

Position Type: Volunteer

Start Date: ASAP

Schedule: Flexible

Opportunity: Position may transition into a paid role based on performance, organizational need, and review of the initial engagement.

LoopRoots Foundation is seeking a highly organized Volunteer Trademark & Brand Registration Coordinator to help manage trademark applications and brand-protection efforts for products being developed under the organization’s consumer brands.

Our branded-product initiatives include products in the food, grocery, packaged food, party supply, home, décor, entertaining, and related consumer-product categories. We are developing private-label products for retail and e-commerce channels, including Amazon, and need support ensuring our brand names and product categories are properly prepared for trademark filing and ongoing brand registration.

The coordinator will work directly with organizational leadership to help prepare, organize, submit, and track trademark applications through the United States Patent and Trademark Office and support related brand-registration processes with platforms such as Amazon Brand Registry.

Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting preliminary trademark and brand-name research.
• Reviewing existing USPTO records for potentially conflicting marks.
• Helping identify appropriate trademark classes and product/service descriptions based on the products we plan to offer.
• Preparing application information and supporting materials for leadership review before submission.
• Assisting with USPTO Trademark Center filings and application organization.
• Tracking serial numbers, filing dates, deadlines, USPTO correspondence, office actions, and application status.
• Coordinating supporting documentation, specimen preparation, product packaging, logos, and brand-use evidence.
• Maintaining a trademark and brand-registration tracker for all current and planned LoopRoots product brands.
• Helping manage Amazon Brand Registry applications once qualifying trademark applications are filed.
• Supporting trademark filings related to food and packaged goods, home and décor products, party supplies, serving products, and other branded merchandise.
• Coordinating with leadership and, when necessary, outside trademark counsel regarding questions that require legal interpretation or attorney review.
• Helping develop an internal process for protecting future product names, collections, logos, and private-label brands.

We are especially interested in candidates with experience in trademark administration, intellectual property, USPTO filings, legal operations, paralegal work, brand management, e-commerce compliance, Amazon Brand Registry, or business formation and filing processes.

Experience working with USPTO Trademark Center, trademark classes, Statements of Use, specimens, office-action tracking, or Amazon Brand Registry is highly desirable.

A licensed trademark attorney is welcome to apply, but this position may also be appropriate for an experienced trademark paralegal, IP specialist, legal operations professional, or brand-registration professional. Any legal advice or legal representation must be provided by a properly licensed attorney.

This is initially a volunteer position. The individual selected will have an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to manage the organization’s trademark and brand-registration process, and the position may transition into a paid role based on performance, the quality and reliability of the work, organizational needs, and available funding. A paid transition is not guaranteed.

To apply, please submit your resume and a brief statement describing your experience with trademark filings, USPTO processes, intellectual property, Amazon Brand Registry, brand protection, legal administration, or related work. Please also include your availability and earliest possible start date.