Head of Intellectual Property
Core
Building and executing a company-wide intellectual property strategy to protect robotics, AI, and hardware breakthroughs for a home humanoid robot.
Role type
Head of Intellectual Property (Deep Tech)
Builds
Defensible portfolio of patents and trade secrets for 1X's NEO home robot
Domain
Robotics, Embodied AI, Hardware
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patent portfolio management, invention capture, patent drafting and prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, trade secret strategy, competitive landscape analysis
Preferred skills
Humanoid robotics IP, USPTO registration, trademark/copyright strategy, inventor incentive programs, international filing (PCT)
Technologies
USPTO, PCT
Responsibilities
Own and execute patent roadmap, drive invention capture with engineering teams, build IP portfolio for freedom to operate, identify strategic patent acquisitions, establish trade secret protection program, build and grow the IP team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
