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Deputy General Counsel (Patent & Innovation Strategy) - US

Deputy General Counsel (Patent & Innovation Strategy) - US

Anime UniverseAustin, Texas, United States
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Deputy General Counsel (Patent & Innovation Strategy) – Equity Partner

Location : Remote

Jurisdiction : Canada / United States (bonus : EU or international patent familiarity)

Employment Type : Volunteer (Equity Partner)

Commitment : Minimum 20 hours per week

Department : Legal Frontier Innovators (LFI) – Patent & Intellectual Strategy

Reports To : General Counsel

What You’ll Be Doing

This role isn’t about filing forms—it’s about defending the IP spine of a next-generation ecosystem. You’ll operate at the frontier of patent law, legal engineering, and invention strategy across blockchain, AI, real-time infrastructure, creator tools, and immersive interfaces.

You're not here to be reactive. You’re here to build , architect , and lock down the legal rights of innovation that haven’t even been released yet.

You’ll be responsible for :

  • Crafting and managing patent strategies for novel AI systems, smart contract logic, UX inventions, token ecosystems, and decentralized compute layers
  • Evaluating innovation disclosures and invention statements with product, engineering, and research teams
  • Defining the IP fence for Anime Universe's proprietary systems, including UI frameworks, orchestration engines, and economic protocols
  • Preparing provisional filings, PCT strategies, and utility / model filings across jurisdictions
  • Collaborating with the General Counsel and external counsel on IP protection tactics, enforcement logic, and innovation positioning
  • Supporting trade secret policies and innovation pipelines internally

What We’re Looking For

  • You are a licensed patent agent or lawyer (Canada or U.S. bar; U.S. PTO bar highly preferred)
  • You have 7–10+ years in patent prosecution, IP strategy, or invention analysis
  • You understand both hardware-adjacent filings and pure software logic protection
  • You have previously supported engineering, R&D, or product teams on how to articulate and structure IP
  • You are comfortable working with ambiguity, draft-stage products, and abstract logic
  • Bonus : experience in blockchain frameworks, digital content delivery, AI architecture, or runtime UX layers

    • Who You Are

    You see law not as a shield, but as a design space.

    You understand the importance of protecting core invention as the market explodes into AI-native, creator-owned, immersive economies.

    You can balance speed with legal rigor. You know when to draft, when to disclose, and when to hold.

    Compensation

  • Equity Partner (standard vesting)
  • Tokens (subject to regulatory approval)
  • No initial cash salary—this is a builder seat with long-term upside
  • Remote-first, async, minimum 20 hours / week
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