Cerebras
Director, Intellectual Property Counsel
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Jul 25, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- J.D. from an accredited law school; technical undergraduate degree or equivalent technical experience.
About the job
Leads Cerebras’ global intellectual property strategy and protects and leverages its AI hardware, software, cloud, and other business-related intellectual property.
What you'll do
- Develop the company’s IP strategy and portfolio, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary assets.
- Identify inventions and manage U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution, including outside counsel.
- Advise leadership and business teams on IP risks, licensing, collaborations, commercial agreements, and strategic transactions.
What they ask for
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
- Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- 10+ years of experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications.
- Technical undergraduate degree or equivalent technical experience; ability to understand complex AI infrastructure, hardware, networking, cloud, and software systems.
Nice to have
- California bar membership.
- In-house patent counsel experience or experience with portfolios involving AI infrastructure, AI accelerators, high-performance computing, computer architecture, or data center infrastructure.
Tools
AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, semiconductors, electrical engineering, computer science, systems, networking, cloud infrastructure
AI focus
Advise on IP issues involving generative AI and foundation models, and develop and protect IP related to AI hardware, software, and infrastructure.
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