IP ParalegalPosted today$130K–$210K

The opportunity

Perplexity AI is looking for a highly organized and resourceful IP Paralegal to serve as the operational backbone of a fast-growing, full-stack intellectual property program, with a primary responsibility for patent and trademark prosecution and portfolio management, and…

What you'll do

  • Manage end-to-end workflows across the patent and trademark portfolios,: including docketing, deadline tracking, filing coordination, portfolio maintenance, and status reporting to internal stakeholders.

  • Support trade secret protection practices and open source compliance review,: including tracking disclosure and license obligations and flagging issues for attorney review.

  • Administer copyright matters, including registration filings, recordation, and portfolio record keeping.

  • Own intake and triage for new invention disclosures, trademark clearance requests, and other IP matters.

  • Manage outside counsel relationships and billing, including matter budgets,: accrual tracking, invoice review against outside counsel guidelines, rate negotiation support, and matter-management hygiene in billing systems.

  • Run the patent rewards program.

What they're looking for

  • Prepare and file U.S. trademark applications and coordinate foreign filings through local counsel.
  • Run preliminary clearance searches for new products and features.
  • Coordinate trademark office action responses, review watch notices, and recommend enforcement actions.
  • Manage the domain name portfolio and the online brand protection and takedown programs.