Patent Attorney

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco our investors include Benchmark General Catalyst Peter Thiel Adam DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: IP Expert Patent / Trademark (Remote Hourly)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85$120/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 2040 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design realistic IP scenarios from your practice including Office Action responses prior art analysis and patent drafting.
• Write golden reference responses at attorney/agent-level quality.
• Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics.
• Provide written feedback to the research team to improve model behavior.
• Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Registered patent agent or patent attorney (USPTO/CIPO/UKIPO) or trademark prosecution experience with a J.D. or LL.B./LL.M.
• 14 years of professional experience in IP prosecution or litigation.
• Bar admission or USPTO/CIPO/UKIPO registration in good standing.
• Technical background in engineering computer science life sciences or chemistry preferred for patent work.
• Excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail.

Preferred

• IP litigation experience (claim charts invalidity analysis Markman hearing prep).
• IP portfolio management experience.
• Inter Partes Review (IPR) or Post-Grant Review experience.
• Familiarity with patent analytics tools (PatSnap Derwent Google Patents).

Start Date

• Immediately; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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