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This is a chance to be one of the first members of the legal team and to build Code Metal's intellectual property and regulatory function from the ground up. You'll report directly to the Head of Legal and work closely with Engineering, Product, Research, and Marketing teams. You'll protect what makes our technology valuable and keep it moving lawfully into the defense and national security environments that depend on it.
Be one of the first members of Code Metal's small, dynamic legal team, reporting to the Head of Legal and partnering daily with engineers and researchers.
Build and manage the company's global patent and trademark portfolios, including filing strategy, prosecution, docket and renewal management, and portfolio decisions across the U.S. and key international markets.
Draft and prosecute patent applications covering software, AI and machine learning systems, compilers, code translation, verification methods, and related technologies. Respond to USPTO office actions, including subject matter eligibility rejections.
Work with Engineering and Research on invention disclosures, patentability assessments, and choosing the right form of protection for each asset (patent, trade secret, copyright, or defensive publication). Help run the company's patent review process.
Advise on export control compliance under ITAR and the EAR, including jurisdiction and classification of software, models, and technical data. Own classification requests, license applications, and technology control plans, and manage outside specialists where needed.
Advise on the AI regulatory landscape, including federal and Department of Defense AI policy, state AI laws, and international frameworks such as the EU AI Act. Turn developments into practical guidance for product and go to market decisions.
Review marketing, sales, and proposal materials and support claims substantiation, so that how we describe our technology's performance, accuracy, and verification capabilities is accurate and defensible.
Own data rights assertions, markings, and IP protection strategy under FAR, DFARS, and SBIR/STTR, working alongside Commercial Counsel on how those terms are negotiated.
Prepare, review, negotiate, and administer IP agreements, including patent and technology licenses, joint development and sponsored research agreements, CRADAs and collaborations with federal labs and universities, confidentiality agreements, and IP assignments.
Conduct IP due diligence for acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments, and support post close integration of acquired IP.
Conduct freedom to operate analyses and trademark clearance for new products, features, and brand names, and advise the business on the results.

IP and Regulatory Counsel at Code Metal · LumiJobs

IP and Regulatory Counsel

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