# Patent Agent, Software at Hark

- Company: Hark
- What the company does: At Hark, we are building the most advanced personal intelligence in the world.
- Company website: https://hark.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Jose
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-20
- Apply by: 2026-11-04
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hark/jobs/4412334009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hark-patent-agent-software/

## About the role

Hark is seeking a Patent Agent to build the software side of our patent portfolio from the ground up. This person will own drafting and prosecution across our models, inference systems, and platform software, and will shape how the company decides what to protect as its research moves from experiment to product.

## What they're looking for

- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, with an active registration number
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related technical discipline
- 5+ years drafting and prosecuting software patent applications, at a firm, in-house, or both
- Experience at an AI, software, or platform company — you know what happens to a filing plan when a research team wants to publish in three weeks
- Comfortable building in ambiguity — you've stood up prosecution processes from scratch, not just inherited them
- Hands-on by default, you're drafting, not just managing outside counsel

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