Senior Intellectual Property Specialist - San Francisco
Core
Manage the full patent lifecycle for software, algorithm, and AI inventions, including drafting, prosecution, and portfolio strategy.
Role type
Senior Intellectual Property Specialist (Patent Agent)
Builds
Defensive and offensive patent portfolios for AI and software technologies
Domain
Intellectual Property / Artificial Intelligence / Software
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Patent drafting, claim writing (flowchart-based), prosecution strategy, prior art search, freedom-to-operate analysis, IP portfolio management
Preferred skills
AI/ML patent eligibility expertise, trade secret program design, prior patent examiner experience
Technologies
Derwent, Espacenet, CNIPA, USPTO PAIR
Responsibilities
Run invention disclosure sessions with R&D engineers, draft specifications and claims for algorithm innovations, execute multi-layered patent portfolio strategies, assess inventions for patent vs. trade secret protection, prepare prior art searches and competitive landscape reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC