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Intellectual property and patent specialist: a person in this job protects inventions, brands and content: files patents and trademarks and acts against copies. Lyft, Barnes, Charles River Associates, Anthropic and Formlabs have the most open roles with “Intellectual property and patent specialist” or a close variant in the title right now.

71 open roles · 5 posted in the last 7 days · 6% remote · 46 companies hiring · $194K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Skills asked for in intellectual property and patent specialist roles

Intellectual property28 · 39%Law degree22 · 31%Litigation21 · 30%Bar admission16 · 23%M&A14 · 20%Machine Learning8 · 11%Contract drafting5 · 7%

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Legal counselM&A, Litigation, Law degree, Bar admission · $224K, $30K moreGeneral counselM&A, Litigation, Law degree, Bar admission · $280K, $86K moreLitigationLitigation, Law degree, Bar admission, eDiscovery · $190K, about the sameRegulatory affairs specialistMachine Learning, Agile, Project management, Law degree · $210K, $16K moreCommercial and product counselM&A, Law degree, Bar admission, Contract drafting · $227K, $32K more

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What is an intellectual property and patent specialist job?
In an intellectual property and patent specialist job, a person protects inventions, brands and content: files patents and trademarks and acts against copies. 71 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many intellectual property and patent specialist jobs are open right now?
There are 71 open intellectual property and patent specialist jobs at 46 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 5 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most intellectual property and patent specialist jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Lyft (6), Barnes (4), Charles River Associates (4), Formlabs (3) and Anthropic (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote intellectual property and patent specialist jobs?
4 of the 71 open intellectual property and patent specialist jobs (6%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do intellectual property and patent specialist jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $194K, based on 45 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $162K and $275K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get an intellectual property and patent specialist job?
0 of the 71 open intellectual property and patent specialist jobs (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 47 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 46 companies are hiring and 5 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing intellectual property and patent specialist jobs?
12 of the 71 open intellectual property and patent specialist jobs (17%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, AI. Employers still list 71 such roles today at 46 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do intellectual property and patent specialist jobs ask for?
Most often Intellectual property (39%), Law degree (31%), Litigation (30%), Bar admission (23%), M&A (20%) of the 71 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in intellectual property and patent specialist jobs?
Counsel (7), IP Counsel (5), Director (4), Legal Counsel (3), IP Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Patent Agent (3): the most common titles among the 71 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are intellectual property and patent specialist jobs in demand in 2026?
71 intellectual property and patent specialist jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 46 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 5 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $194K. 4 (6%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for intellectual property and patent specialist jobs?
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