ABOUT LIV GOLF

The LIV Golf League is the world’s only global golf league featuring 13 teams, a 14-tournament schedule, and many of the world’s best golfers. Launched in 2022, the League was designed to expand the sport on a global level and create new value within the golfing ecosystem while enhancing the game’s societal impact. A landmark investment by LIV Golf also launched The International Series, a set of 10 enhanced events sanctioned by the Asian Tour, with elevated prize funds in world-class destinations, offering a pathway for leading professional and amateur golfers from around the world into the LIV Golf League.

Only four years into operations and with tournaments across North and Latin Americas, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe, LIV Golf remains committed to developing the sport at every level and exposing more people to the positive virtues of the game through its unique blend of intense competition and entertainment.

LIV Golf is owned and operated by LIV Golf Investments whose vision and mission are centered around making holistic and sustainable investments to enhance the global golf ecosystem and unlock the sport’s untapped worldwide potential.

HISTORY

LIV Golf launched in 2022 as an eight-event Invitational Series with tournaments across the U.S., Europe and Asia. 2023 saw the first official season of the LIV Golf League, establishing the sport’s first professional golf teams captained by many of the game’s most decorated superstars competing in 14 events around the world.

The format respects golf’s history and traditions with updates for modern-day sports fans; three days, 54 holes, no cut, shotgun start, and simultaneous team and individual competitions, offering a faster tournament that drives engaging storylines and offers an immersive fan experience. The League’s award-winning events, each wholly owned and operated by LIV Golf and broadcast to over 500 million homes worldwide, showcase world-class competition within a family-friendly environment. Music entertainment, live concerts and a festival-style atmosphere play a signature role with LIV Golf, a two-time winner of the World’s Best Golf Event from the World Golf Awards and a Sports Business Awards Finalist for Sports Event of the Year.

LIV Golf continues to expand its reach by bringing the League to new and returning markets featuring some of the most iconic venues in the world. It has also introduced free agency to professional golf, integrating end-of-season player promotion and relegation, team trades and off-season roster movement that drive year-round fan engagement, embraced by many of the world’s most popular sports.

Away from the entertainment on the course, LIV Golf is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of the communities it visits through its ground-breaking social impact and sustainability strategy, ‘Potential, Unleashed.’ Named a 2024 Most Impactful award winner by Front Office Sports for utilising its platform to make a positive impact off the course, the League is committed to giving back and improving the world through golf.

ROLE OBJECTIVE/THE TEAM

LIV Golf is seeking an experienced Intellectual Property & Brand Protection specialist to join its Legal Team in London as VP, Intellectual Property & Brand Protection, reporting to General Counsel - International. This is a high-volume, high-visibility role supporting a fast-paced and innovative business operating under tight timelines.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

External Counsel & International Case Management

• Partner with external counsel to manage complex, high-profile trade mark disputes, oppositions, and enforcement actions across multiple jurisdictions.

• Oversee international prosecution, opposition, and portfolio maintenance through close coordination with foreign counsel.

• Provide clear, strategic instructions, evaluate legal strategies, and manage budgets effectively.

Global Portfolio Management

• Drive the strategic management of the Company’s worldwide trade mark portfolio, ensuring timely filings, renewals, oppositions, and enforcement actions.

• Shape and execute global IP protection strategies to safeguard the Company’s intangible assets.

• Deliver regular, insightful reports to senior management on portfolio health, enforcement activities, and emerging risks.

Trade mark Enforcement & Infringement Response

• Draft, issue, and monitor cease-and-desist communications across jurisdictions.

• Maintain and analyse a centralised infringement database to identify trends, repeat offenders, and areas requiring strategic escalation.

Trade mark Search, Clearance & Risk Assessment

• Conduct preliminary trade mark searches across the UK, EU, US, and international databases (e.g., WIPO, USPTO).

• Produce risk assessments and clearance reports to support product launches, campaigns, and new initiatives globally.

• Advise stakeholders on potential conflicts, associated risks, and recommended mitigation strategies.

Brand Protection & Enforcement Support

• Monitor trade mark watch notices, social media, e-commerce platforms, and other channels for potential misuse of brand assets.

• Identify and act against unauthorised uses of the Company’s trademarks across digital and physical marketplaces.

• File and track takedown requests with online platforms, including major social media, e-commerce, and auction sites.

• Provide training and guidance to enforcement agencies to strengthen awareness of the Company’s IP rights.

• Monitor and address ticket touting and secondary ticketing market issues

• Build trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders and deliver tailored IP/brand protection training.

REQUIRED SKILLS/WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR FROM YOU

• 10+ years post-qualification experience.

• Expertise in UK/EU trade mark prosecution and opposition; experience in other major jurisdictions strongly preferred.

• Significant in-house experience managing external counsel across multi-jurisdictional matters.

• Demonstrated success managing large, global trade mark portfolios.

• Proven experience conducting clearances and working with national/international databases.

• History of advising and supporting senior stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

• Exceptional attention to detail and precision.

• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills to manage a heavy and varied caseload.

• Resilience under pressure, with the ability to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Proactive, accountable, and solutions-oriented mindset.

YOU WILL THRIVE HERE IF

• You are a collaborative team player who builds strong cross-functional relationships.

• You are disciplined, committed, and driven by excellence.

• You exercise sound judgment, pragmatism, and commercial awareness.

• Takes full ownership of projects, from strategy to execution.

LIV Golf is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, race, ethnicity, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations where we operate. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeships.

LIV Golf Investments makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.