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Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

About the team and the role

The Patents & Open Source team protects eBay’s innovation through a global IP portfolio spanning patents, open source, trade secrets, standards, and defensive publications. You will help scale an AI‑assisted drafting program to capture high‑impact inventions across AI/ML, marketplace experiences, trust, and seller success. This role is based in Bengaluru, India with hybrid work and cross‑time‑zone collaboration across APAC, EU, and US.

What you will accomplish

• Draft high‑quality patent applications primarily using AI‑assisted drafting tools and workflows; translate complex technical solutions (software, AI/ML, data systems, marketplaces, UX) into clear, defensible claims at speed and scale.
• Lead AI‑enabled prosecution tasks (claim strategy, office actions, allowance analysis), combining tool outputs with expert legal judgment to secure meaningful protection.
• Operationalize prompt engineering, pattern libraries, and document pipelines for AI drafting; establish quality controls, fact verification, and confidentiality safeguards consistent with legal and corporate standards.
• Partner with the IPSC process to evaluate invention disclosures and guide the appropriate protection path (patent, trade secret, open source, defensive publication).
• Coordinate a global filing strategy across U.S., Europe, and Asia for business‑critical inventions; align international prosecution with portfolio objectives.
• Educate inventors and product/tech teams on AI‑enabled patentability assessments, detectability, and risk; contribute to forward invention sessions tied to company initiative areas.

What you will bring

• Significant experience drafting and prosecuting software/AI/e‑commerce patents with strong claim craftsmanship; ability to reconcile AI‑generated drafts with legal and technical precision consistent with Level 26 impact and scope.
• Technical background (e.g., CS/EE or related) with 8–12+ years of relevant experience; comfort engaging senior engineers, data scientists, and product leaders on complex systems and model‑driven solutions.
• Hands‑on proficiency with AI drafting workflows (prompt design, pattern libraries, output evaluation) and demonstrated use of modern patent tools to accelerate high‑quality application drafting.
• Strong written advocacy, strategic prosecution judgment, and docket ownership; track record of timely outcomes and portfolio value creation.
• Collaborative, inclusive communicator who builds trust across functions; comfortable operating in a hybrid, cross‑time‑zone environment from Bengaluru.
• High integrity, sound legal judgment, and commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, and continuous improvement in AI‑enabled processes.

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