IP Counsel, Trademarks & Domains (AI)

Location: San Francisco, California, United States; hybrid work with staff expected to be in an office at least 25% of the time

Annual salary: $335,000–$385,000 USD

Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems designed to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Run trademark clearance for new AI models, products, features, and brand names, providing risk-rated recommendations.
• Manage global trademark prosecution and portfolio strategy, including filing strategies, office actions, and portfolio maintenance.
• Lead trademark and domain enforcement matters, including infringement assessment, enforcement mechanisms, outside counsel coordination, and resolution.
• Oversee online brand protection programs addressing infringements and impersonations at scale.
• Manage domain acquisitions, disputes, recovery, inbound trademark demands, and trademark-related litigation support.
• Advise marketing, product, and go-to-market teams on brand usage and naming, while building scalable brand protection playbooks and processes.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Substantial hands-on experience in trademark and domain clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement.
• Experience managing global trademark and domain portfolios, including UDRP proceedings and online enforcement.
• Ability to make sound enforcement decisions and communicate legal reasoning clearly to legal and business stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach to working with legal colleagues, outside counsel, and business partners.

Nice to have

• 10+ years of trademark and domain practice.
• In-house experience at a technology company.
• Experience protecting brands in AI or other rapidly evolving technology fields.
• Experience building or scaling high-volume enforcement and takedown programs.
• Experience handling disputes with commercial, community, or publicity dimensions.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on a small number of large-scale AI research efforts.
• Flexible working hours and office-based collaboration.
• Competitive compensation with optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Visa sponsorship may be available, with immigration lawyer support.

Hiring process

• Candidates should review Anthropic’s policy on AI use during the application process.