Job Overview

Job Type

Contractor

Pay

$85–$120/hour

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Job description

Salary:: USD 85 - 120 per hour
Location:: Canada
Work arrangement:: Remote

Role Summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: IP Expert — Patent / Trademark (Remote, Hourly)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$120/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities

Design realistic IP scenarios from your practice, including Office Action responses , prior art analysis, and patent drafting.

Write "golden" reference responses at attorney/agent-level quality.

Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics.

Provide written feedback to the research team to improve model behavior.

Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions.

Requirements

Registered patent agent or patent attorney ( USPTO/CIPO/UKIPO ), or trademark prosecution experience with a J.D. or LL.B./LL.M.
1–4 years of professional experience in IP prosecution or litigation.
Bar admission or USPTO/CIPO/UKIPO registration in good standing.
Technical background in engineering, computer science, life sciences, or chemistry preferred for patent work.
Excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail.

Preferred

IP litigation experience (claim charts, invalidity analysis, Markman hearing prep).
IP portfolio management experience.
Inter Partes Review (IPR) or Post-Grant Review experience.
Familiarity with patent analytics tools ( PatSnap , Derwent , Google Patents ).