Intellectual Property Expert

Weekday AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI seeks senior intellectual property professionals to design evaluation tasks for AI systems within patent prosecution, licensing, and IP enforcement contexts. The role spans the US track (35 U.S.C., MPEP, USPTO procedure) and international track (EPC, PCT, WIPO treaties), with experts in either or both tracks encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities include drafting reference outputs, and rubrics that reflect senior IP counsel thinking.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as an IP attorney or patent agent at a top firm or corporate IP dept.
• Direct ownership of patent prosecution portfolios, licensing negotiations, or IP litigation matters.
• Fluency with IP tooling and procedures (USPTO/EPO).
• JD with bar admission; USPTO patent bar or international equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Construct IP scenarios spanning prosecution and portfolio strategy, disputes, licensing or technology transfer.
• Build tasks across prosecution, IP litigation and enforcement, licensing, and freedom-to-operate analysis.
• Develop scenarios involving IP tools and docketing systems used in major IP practices.
• Apply patentability analysis, claim construction, and FTO to US and international standards.
• Author rubrics distinguishing authentic IP judgment from generic recall.

Skills

IP law

Patent portfolios

US & international tracks

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) with bar admission

USPTO patent bar registration

Tools

PatSnap

Innography

Anaqua

CPA Global

Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $90 - $100 per hour

Role Overview

• We are seeking senior intellectual property professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in patent prosecution, licensing, and IP enforcement contexts.
• The workflows are calibrated to the technical complexity, commercial stakes, and procedural scope of major patent portfolios, licensing programs, and IP litigation.
• This role builds worlds on two tracks: a US track (35 U.S.C., MPEP, USPTO procedure) and an International track (European Patent Convention, PCT, WIPO treaties). Experts qualified in either or both tracks are encouraged to apply.
• Contributors design IP scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior IP counsel think.

Key Responsibilities

• Construct IP scenarios spanning patent prosecution and portfolio strategy, trademark and copyright disputes, and complex licensing or technology transfer processes.
• Build tasks across patent prosecution, IP litigation and enforcement, trademark and copyright practice, licensing and technology transfer, and freedom-to-operate analysis.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as patent search platforms (PatSnap, Innography, USPTO PatFT), IP docketing and portfolio management systems (Anaqua, CPA Global), and claim-charting tools used across major IP practices.
• Apply IP methodologies (patentability analysis, claim construction, freedom-to-operate review) to the standards track a world targets (US: 35 U.S.C., MPEP, Federal Circuit precedent; International: EPC, PCT, WIPO treaties), and produce reference patent applications, office action responses, licensing agreements, and litigation memoranda.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic IP judgment from generic law school or bar exam-level recall.

Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years working as an IP attorney or patent agent at a major IP firm or corporate IP department (Fish & Richardson, Finnegan, Wilson Sonsini, or in-house IP counsel at a technology or pharmaceutical company).
• Direct ownership of patent prosecution portfolios, licensing negotiations, or IP litigation matters.
• Fluency in IP tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of how USPTO/EPO procedure and international treaty systems actually work.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred (JD with bar admission and USPTO patent bar registration, or an international equivalent such as European Patent Attorney); a technical/STEM background plus prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.