IP Counsel, Trademarks & Domains
San Francisco, United States · On-site · Full-time
- Posted 1mo ago
- From Anthropic’s careers page
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Department
- Legal and Compliance
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About the role
About the role
We are seeking an experienced IP Counsel to help protect some of the world's fastest-growing technology brands. In this role, you will share ownership of Anthropic's global trademarks and domains practice, spanning clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement, partnering closely with other members of our IP team, outside counsel, and business teams.
Anthropic's brands are among its most valuable assets, and you will help protect them at the pace the AI industry moves. Our trademark practice spans a rapidly growing global portfolio, a high-volume enforcement program, and naming decisions for some of the most visible products in technology. This is a hands-on role for an attorney with deep trademark expertise who wants their work to matter and who is aligned with Anthropic's mission of responsible AI development.
Key responsibilities
- Run trademark clearance for new model, product, and feature names, delivering clear, risk-rated recommendations that let teams move quickly and confidently
- Manage global trademark prosecution and portfolio strategy in coordination with outside counsel, including filing strategy, office actions, and portfolio maintenance across many jurisdictions
- Lead trademark and domain enforcement end to end: assess potential infringements, select the right enforcement mechanism, work with outside counsel as necessary, and drive matters to resolution
- Help oversee our online brand protection program, working with our external vendor and IP Legal Specialist to action infringements and impersonations at scale
- Manage domain portfolio strategy, including acquisitions, disputes, and recovery
- Respond to inbound trademark demands and support trademark-related litigation
- Counsel marketing, product, and go-to-market teams on brand usage and naming, translating IP risk into practical guidance
- Build the playbooks and processes that let a lean team run a world-class global brand protection practice
Minimum qualifications
- Hold a JD from an accredited law school and are an active member of at least one U.S. state bar
- Have substantial trademark and domain practice experience spanning clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement
- Have current, hands-on experience: running clearances, shape filing strategies, and make enforcement calls yourself
- Have managed global trademark and domain portfolios, including UDRP proceedings and online enforcement
- Exercise sound judgment about which matters to pursue, and can explain that reasoning clearly to lawyers and non-lawyers alike
- Work collaboratively with legal colleagues, outside counsel, and business partners, and are motivated by the work itself
Preferred qualifications
- 10+ years of trademark and domain practice
- Prior in-house experience at a technology company, with a track record of partnering with business teams to enable speed in a risk-adjusted way
- Experience protecting brands in AI or other rapidly evolving technology fields
- Experience building or scaling high-volume enforcement and takedown programs
- Experience navigating brand disputes with commercial, community, or publicity dimensions
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About Anthropic
AI research and safetyAnthropic researches and builds AI systems, with work spanning model development, safety, and societal impacts.
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