Patent Agent

Overview

The organization is seeking a non-attorney Patent Agent to join its Intellectual Property Team on a permanent basis. This fully flexible role is fully remote/work from home, with Midwest or Eastern time zones preferred.

In this position, you will work alongside engineers, data scientists, and other innovators to draft and prosecute patent applications and support the development and maintenance of a world-class patent portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Draft provisional and non-provisional utility patent applications in-house.
• Work directly with inventors and colleagues to evaluate invention disclosures.
• Prosecute patent applications in-house under supervision of IP portfolio managers in the United States and in certain foreign jurisdictions, including:
  • Providing direct instructions to outside counsel foreign associates
  • Interviewing patent examiners
  • Drafting and reviewing office action responses
  • Drafting and reviewing appeal briefs
  • Handling all other phases of patent prosecution
• Assist in developing patent strategies focused on competitively differentiated features of the organization’s products, including alignment between patent strategy and business stakeholders.
• Provide intellectual property support to engineering and product teams, including:
  • Invention mining
  • Patent training
  • Conducting patent audits to identify existing and planned patent coverage and identify patent whitespace for further IP development
• Draft and prosecute patents protecting technologies related to:
  • Design and operation of audience measurement metering devices
  • Media recognition and classification approaches leveraging digital signal processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
  • Scaling and deduplicating audience measurement estimates via fusion of multiple data sets using a variety of data science methodologies
  • Assessing audience engagement and advertising impact

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience as a patent agent, including:
  • Drafting patent applications
  • Drafting responses to office actions
  • Conducting examiner interviews
• Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related industry experience, and/or in-depth knowledge of media content distribution, including but not limited to:
  • Broadcast networks, cloud networking, wireless networks, end-user devices used to access and playback media content
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Data science methodologies
  • Identity resolution
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• Previous in-house patent preparation and prosecution experience valued.
• Experience with AI-drafting tools valued.

Compensation & Benefits

• The posted base salary range is a reasonable estimate that may be adjusted based on the final work location of the selected employee.
• Individual pay within the range is determined by factors such as experience, training, geography, certifications, and business needs.
• Beyond base salary, the role may be eligible for bonuses, equity, or other incentives.
• Inclusive benefits package including:
  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans
  • A 401(k) with a match
  • Generous paid time off
  • Depending on the role, additional benefits may include a company-provided vehicle and/or discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility.

Location

Fully remote/work from home. Midwest or Eastern time zones preferred.