Intellectual Property Attorney – Licensing, Patent & Litigation
Job Description
<div class="flex-1 overflow-hidden"> <div class="react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ctgbu-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800"> <div class="react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ctgbu-1n7m0yu"> <div class="flex flex-col items-center text-sm dark:bg-gray-800"> <div class="group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black/10 dark:border-gray-900/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]"> <div class="text-base gap-4 md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl p-4 md:py-6 flex lg:px-0 m-auto"> <div class="relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]"> <div class="flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3"> <div class="min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap"> <div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"> <h3><strong>Join Our Team as an Attorney at Axiom</strong></h3> <p class="isSelectedEnd">We are seeking <strong>junior-to-mid-level Intellectual Property Attorneys</strong> to support clients across <strong>IP licensing, patent, and IP litigation</strong> matters. This is an opportunity for in-house experienced attorneys who can provide practical, business-focused counsel across technology, software, consumer products, industrial, chemical, and manufacturing environments. Our immediate needs include attorneys with experience in <strong>Tech/SaaS/Software, CPG, industrial technologies, chemical engineering/chemistry, and computer science–based innovations</strong>. Opportunities may be remote, hybrid, or onsite depending on client needs.</p> <h3><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Drafting, negotiating, and advising on IP licensing, technology agreements, and related commercial transactions</li> <li>Managing patent portfolios, invention reviews, patentability analyses, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses, clearance work, and competitive landscape assessments</li> <li>Supporting IP aspects of transactions, including M&A, due diligence, licensing, and strategic portfolio development</li> <li>Advising business and technical stakeholders on IP strategy, risk, enforcement, and commercialization</li> <li>Supporting patent and IP litigation matters, including infringement analysis, dispute strategy, discovery, and coordination with outside counsel</li> <li>Partnering with internal legal, product, engineering, R&D, and commercial teams to deliver practical, business-oriented legal advice</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Qualifications:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Junior-to-mid-level attorney with relevant in-house IP experience</li> <li>Experience in one or more of the following areas: IP licensing, patent counseling/prosecution, FTO/clearance, IP transactions, or IP litigation</li> <li>For IP licensing: experience supporting technology, SaaS, software, AI, consumer products, or CPG businesses</li> <li>For patent-focused roles: technical background in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials, polymers, manufacturing, computer science, software, AI, or related fields</li> <li>For IP litigation: experience with CPG or industrial infringement matters strongly preferred; technology-focused litigation experience is also valued</li> <li>Strong ability to translate complex technical and legal concepts into clear, commercially practical guidance</li> <li>Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active bar license</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Preferred Skills:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Chemical engineering or chemistry experience involving chemical process technologies, gas processing, LNG, hydrogen, ammonia, petrochemicals, refining, carbon capture, or other industrial and energy-transition processes<