# Patent Counsel

**Company:** [Alembic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/alembic-2)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $175k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Python, C++, Causal Ai, Hpc Optimization, Spiking Neural Networks, Patent Prosecution, Uspto, Ip Portfolio Management, Version Control, Causal Inference
**Posted:** 2026-02-09

> Identifies and protects patentable innovations in causal AI and HPC by reviewing codebases, drafting USPTO applications, and managing global IP portfolio. Requires USPTO registration, 4-8 years experience, and ability to read Python/C++ code.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- **Code-Level IP Harvesting**: Dive into our repos and PRs to identify patentable breakthroughs in causal AI and HPC optimization before they are even shipped.
- **Build the "Causal Moat"**: Lead the strategy for protecting our proprietary technology and custom causal algorithms.
- **Forensic Documentation**: Implement rigorous "defensibility hygiene"—ensuring appropriate timestamps, version-controlled records of invention, and clear human-inventorship trails.
- **End-to-End Prosecution**: Draft and manage high-quality patent applications, acting as the primary bridge between our technical "magic" and the USPTO.
- **Portfolio Strategy**: Manage our global IP portfolio, working with our technical experts to decide what to patent vs. what to keep as a trade secret to stay ahead of "generic" AI models.

## Who You Might Be
- **Technically Lethal**: You can read Python/C++ or follow a complex technical architecture diagram. You likely have a degree in CS, EE, Physics, or Math.
- **The "Recovering" Specialist**: You have 4–8 years of experience at a top-tier firm or in-house. You’re over the partner-track grind and want to be a builder.
- **USPTO Registered**: You are a registered Patent Attorney (J.D.) or a highly experienced Patent Agent with a track record of winning Section 101 battles in AI/Software.
- **Strategic & Fast**: You understand that in a startup, speed is a feature. You can deliver high-quality work without the "big law" lag.

We offer a competitive salary, premium health benefits, and meaningful equity that ensures you are a true partner in our success.

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