Volunteer Trademark & Brand Registration Coordinator

The LoopRoots Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to supporting justice-impacted families through transportation, therapy, and technology-driven programs. Our mission is to remove the physical, financial, and emotional barriers that prevent families from maintaining meaningful connections with incarcerated loved ones, accessing mental health care, or navigating reentry.Founded in 2025, the LoopRoots Foundation operates nationally, with an initial focus on underserved communities in Maryland, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, California, and Virginia. Our key initiatives include LoopConnect A ride credit sponsorship platform that provides free or subsidized rides to prison visitation facilities, allowing families to stay in contact during incarceration.LoopTalk A HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy program offering trauma-informed mental health care to justice-impacted individuals and caregivers, including children.LoopTroop Rideshare Partnership We collaborate with the LoopTroop Rideshare platform to ensure families have access to safe, reliable, and culturally competent transportation services. The LoopRoots Foundation is committed to using community-based, technology-enabled tools to restore dignity, promote healing, and reduce generational harm. All of our programs are offered without discrimination to build a truly supportive ecosystem for families across the U.S. , 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.