Intellectual Property Expert – Patent & Trademark (AI Training)
About the Role
A legal AI research initiative is seeking intellectual property professionals to support the development of advanced machine reasoning systems focused on patent and trademark law. The work involves translating real-world IP practice into structured data used to improve how AI systems analyze technical legal scenarios.
This opportunity is designed for IP practitioners with experience in patent prosecution, trademark practice, or IP litigation. Candidates who can apply technical legal reasoning across domains such as engineering, life sciences, or computer science will be particularly well aligned.
The work involves creating realistic IP scenarios, drafting expert-level reference analyses, and evaluating AI-generated legal outputs against structured standards where technical accuracy, legal precision, and consistency are essential.
What You'll Do
- Design realistic intellectual property scenarios including patent drafting, office actions, FTO analysis, and trademark proceedings
- Produce expert-level “gold standard” responses reflecting practitioner-level IP reasoning
- Evaluate AI-generated outputs using structured legal and technical rubrics
- Provide detailed written feedback to improve model reasoning and accuracy
- Translate patent and trademark workflows into structured evaluation formats
- Participate in onboarding and calibration sessions with research teams
- Ensure alignment with established IP prosecution and litigation standards
- Review technical legal content involving prior art, claims analysis, and trademark clearance issues
Requirements
- 1–4 years of experience in intellectual property law, prosecution, or litigation
- Registered patent agent or patent attorney (USPTO, CIPO, or UKIPO) or trademark practitioner with legal qualification
- Active bar admission or registration in good standing
- Technical background in engineering, computer science, life sciences, or chemistry preferred for patent work
- Strong experience in patent drafting, prosecution, or trademark analysis
- Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to legal and technical detail
- Ability to apply structured reasoning to complex technical-legal problems
- Comfort working independently in remote, asynchronous environments
- Preferred: Experience with IP litigation (e.g., claim charts, invalidity analysis, Markman prep)
- Preferred: Exposure to IP portfolio management or enforcement strategy
- Preferred: Familiarity with IP analytics tools such as PatSnap, Derwent, or Google Patents