IP Legal Specialist

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

We are seeking an experienced IP Legal Specialist to join our growing legal team and serve as the operational backbone of our intellectual property program. In this role, you will partner closely with our IP attorneys and outside counsel to help manage our trademark, domain, and patent portfolios, lead our online brand protection efforts, and ensure flawless execution of our IP protection strategies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned IP professional who thrives on organization, wants to make a significant impact at a cutting-edge AI company, and is aligned with Anthropic’s mission. San Francisco Bay Area strongly preferred.

• Lead Anthropic's online brand protection program, managing relationships with external vendors, reviewing, actioning, and tracking a heavy volume of infringements, and escalating enforcement matters to IP attorneys and outside counsel where appropriate
• Manage global trademark portfolio administration, including application filings, office action response coordination, and portfolio maintenance across multiple jurisdictions, in coordination with IP attorneys and outside counsel
• Support patent administration, including processing invention disclosures, coordinating patent application filings, gathering inventor signatures on assignments and other patent prosecution documents, managing annuity payments, and maintaining patent records
• Maintain and manage IP docketing systems, ensuring all IP assets are properly tracked and monitored
• Conduct preliminary trademark clearance searches to support new product launches, features, and brand initiatives
• Manage domain name portfolio, including new registrations, renewals, and transfers, and other domain-related initiatives
• Organize and maintain IP documentation and records to support due diligence activities and strategic initiatives

• 10+ years of IP operations specialist experience with demonstrated deep expertise in both trademark and patent portfolio management
• Strong proficiency with IP management software systems (Symphony or similar platforms)
• Substantial experience with brand protection programs and enforcement activities, including online infringement monitoring and takedown coordination
• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-jurisdictional IP portfolios
• Extensive experience coordinating with and managing relationships with outside counsel firms and external vendors domestically and internationally
• Excellent organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and ability to juggle multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with attorneys, business teams, and external vendors at all levels
• Self-starter mentality with ability to work independently and proactively identify and solve problems
• A sense of humor

• Deep knowledge of international filing procedures (Madrid Protocol, PCT, Paris Convention)
• Experience in AI, machine learning, or related cutting-edge technologies
• Background in high-growth technology companies or startups
• Experience with contract management and legal operations tools
• Project management experience or certification

Education requirements:

We require at least a Bachelor7s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy:
Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship:We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single…