Micro-Intern: Artificial Intelligence Patent Engineer (IAP-Alumni Host)

We are an MIT-trained team that drafts, files, and prosecutes patents for tech startups seeking to protect their inventions, and counsels them on patent strategy. Our clients develop cutting-edge technologies that include software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, fintech, electronics, semiconductor devices, biomedical devices, robotics, aerospace, nuclear energy, and renewable energy. We have taught seminars on patent law and strategy at premier universities in the US, Europe, and Asia.

We are hiring graduate students from any MIT department whose research and coursework are focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, and/or data science (including applying AI/ML/NN/DS to other fields) to assist in our patent prosecution work as Patent Engineer Micro-Interns in IAP 2025. The candidate must have experience reading, reviewing, and authoring technical papers on AI/ML/NN/DS, and be aware of updates in those fields, both in academia as well as in industry. 

Patent Engineers are expected to learn new technology quickly, read and write technical documents, and be interested in startups or entrepreneurship. Patent Engineers will receive training in patent law, be invited to join client meetings, conduct prior art searches and prepare search reports, draft patent applications, and assist in formulating patent strategies for overcoming rejections from the US Patent & Trademark Office.

The Patent Engineer Micro-Internship is intended to be "light" (6 to 12 hours per week) so that students may be involved in classes, research, and other jobs simultaneously during IAP 2025. The work will mostly take place remotely, with some in-person meetings held in the firm's co-working space in Central Square, Cambridge, MA. The Micro-Internship is designed to train students to continue working at the firm part-time in the Spring 2025 semester (and perhaps even beyond), though we do not expect students to commit to this before the end of IAP 2025.

This Micro-Internship is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in exploring a career path in patent preparation, patent strategy, or patent enforcement. Even for those pursuing careers in industry or academia, gaining experience with intellectual property (IP) and patents from this Micro-Internship will be particularly valuable.

Please note that this is a separate position from the firm's Artificial Intelligence Developer Micro-Intern position, which is focused on AI development, as opposed to substantive patent practice.