Patent Agent (remote)

CrowdStrike CrowdStrike · Enterprise · United States · Remote

This role focuses on managing and growing a patent portfolio, with a significant emphasis on leveraging and developing AI tools and agents to enhance legal workflows, draft patent applications, and improve team efficiency within the IP department.

What you'd actually do

  1. Regularly utilize and help develop internal AI tools and agents to draft high-quality patent applications and streamline legal workflows.
  2. Proactively identify opportunities to use AI and automation to improve team productivity and data management.
  3. Conduct training sessions and invention mining workshops with engineers to uncover and capture new patentable ideas.
  4. Assist in managing the patent portfolio by reviewing work product, supporting strategic decision-making, providing guidance on patent matters, and actively participating on the Patent Committee.
  5. Assist in overseeing patent prosecution by reviewing drafts from outside counsel and ensuring alignment with company strategy.

Skills

Required

  • USPTO Registration in good standing
  • 3+ years of experience in patent prosecution and drafting
  • Proficiency with spreadsheets (formulas/functions)
  • Ability to develop deep relationships with top-tier inventors
  • Highly organized with attention to detail
  • Ability to own and prioritize a project and meet deadlines

Nice to have

  • JD degree and admission to at least one State Bar
  • experience with developing or tuning AI agents
  • experience using emerging AI tools to improve legal operations
  • drive to build scalable, tech-forward processes
  • evangelize the IP program across the organization

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-driven legal workflows
  • developing and refining AI agents
  • use technology to make the entire IP team more efficient
  • AI Innovation & Drafting
  • use AI and automation

Other signals

  • AI-driven legal workflows
  • developing and refining AI agents
  • use technology to make the entire IP team more efficient
  • utilize and help develop internal AI tools and agents to draft high-quality patent applications and streamline legal workflows
  • use AI and automation to improve team productivity and data management