Patent Drafting AttorneyAgent

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About the team and the role

ThePatents & Open Sourceteam protects eBays innovation through a global IP portfolio spanning patents open source trade secrets standards and defensive publications. You will help scale an AIassisted drafting program to capture highimpact inventions across AI/ML marketplace experiences trust and seller success. This role is based inBengaluru Indiawith hybrid work and crosstimezone collaboration across APAC EU and US.

What you will accomplish

• Draft highquality patent applications primarily usingAIassisted drafting toolsand workflows; translate complex technical solutions (software AI/ML data systems marketplaces UX) into clear defensible claims at speed and scale.
• Lead AIenabled prosecution tasks (claim strategy office actions allowance analysis) combining tool outputs with expert legal judgment to secure meaningful protection.
• Operationalize prompt engineering pattern libraries and document pipelines for AI drafting; establish quality controls fact verification and confidentiality safeguards consistent with legal and corporate standards.
• Partner with theIPSCprocess to evaluate invention disclosures and guide the appropriate protection path (patent trade secret open source defensive publication).
• Coordinate aglobal filing strategyacross U.S. Europe and Asia for businesscritical inventions; align international prosecution with portfolio objectives.
• Educate inventors and product/tech teams on AIenabled patentability assessments detectability and risk; contribute to forward invention sessions tied to company initiative areas.

What you will bring

• Significant experience drafting and prosecuting software/AI/ecommerce patents with strong claim craftsmanship; ability to reconcile AIgenerated drafts with legal and technical precision consistent withLevel 26impact and scope.
• Technical background (e.g. CS/EE or related) with 812 years of relevant experience; comfort engaging senior engineers data scientists and product leaders on complex systems and modeldriven solutions.
• Handson proficiency withAI drafting workflows(prompt design pattern libraries output evaluation) and demonstrated use of modern patent tools to accelerate highquality application drafting.
• Strong written advocacy strategic prosecution judgment and docket ownership; track record of timely outcomes and portfolio value creation.
• Collaborative inclusive communicator who builds trust across functions; comfortable operating in a hybrid crosstimezone environment fromBengaluru.
• High integrity sound legal judgment and commitment to confidentiality accuracy and continuous improvement in AIenabled processes.

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