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# Legal and Product Engineer (Patent Litigator) at Solve Intelligence

- **Company:** Solve Intelligence
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/solveintelligence/b35c17cf-dd4e-4a00-8a6d-d78abcb4af81

## Job description

## PATENT LITIGATOR

🎯 Are you a patent litigator with a technical edge who wants more than just billable hours? Do you want to shape litigation product strategy for the fastest-growing AI company in IP? Do you want to own how we evolve the patent litigation product at a company that's rewriting the rules?

This is your chance to join a rocket ship! 🚀

## 🏗️ ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a super smart and talented Patent Litigator to lead and build out our patent litigation capability as we build Charts, our patent litigation product.

You'll be joining the most lean, talent-dense, and fast-moving legal team in London.

You'll be responsible for:

- Conducting infringement and validity analysis across technical domains
- Advising on litigation risk and developing strategic recommendations for clients using the platform
- Working directly with the engineering and AI teams to shape how Charts handles litigation workflows
- Supporting patent prosecution-to-litigation handoffs across the IP lifecycle
- Contributing to product development by translating litigation expertise into platform features

## 👤 ABOUT YOU

As our Legal and Product Engineer (Patent Litigator), you will have extensive experience handling complex patent disputes through associate or senior associate roles at top-tier litigation firms.

- 3+ years of experience as an associate or senior associate in patent litigation
- Technical background — ideally a patent attorney who moved into patent litigation (technical field agnostic: life sciences, electronics, mechanical, etc.)
- Super smart, hard working, and high agency — the kind of person who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Experience at elite patent litigation firms (e.g. Quinn Emanuel, Kirkland & Ellis, or equivalent calibre)
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking with the ability to break down complex technical and legal issues
- Based in NYC or London

Nice to have:

- Experience across both life sciences and non-life sciences patent matters
- Familiarity with AI/ML tools in legal workflows
- Prior experience at a startup or in-house legal team
- Dual-qualified or experience with cross-border patent disputes

## 💰 WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive base salary depending on skill and experience.

Significant equity — we want you to take ownership in Solve Intelligence and share in the success that lies ahead.

Full visa sponsorship.

Opportunity to work with a super smart and ambitious group of people building something people want.

Private medical insurance.

Free meals.

## 🚀 ABOUT SOLVE INTELLIGENCE

Solve Intelligence is the fastest-growing startup transforming the IP landscape. Solve's AI platform manages everything from invention harvesting and patent generation through to litigation and licensing.

Growth: 20–30% MoM revenue growth; selling to 600+ global IP teams across 6 continents (DLA Piper, tech giants, boutiques, etc); 8 figures of ARR — all just ~2 years since we started.

Backing: $55M backing from YC, 20VC, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and the founders of top companies like Stripe, Perplexity, Tinder, Deel, Hugging Face, and Canva.

Impact: 50–90% efficiency and quality improvements.

See our latest Series B announcement.

We're on a high-growth trajectory, and we're looking for people who want to join us on the journey to building a generational AI company.

Come join the rocket ship 🚀

## 👥 MEET THE FOUNDERS

Sanj (Chief Research Officer and co-founder): Sanj did his MSci in Physics at the University of Cambridge and his PhD in AI at the Gatsby Unit, UCL. He won awards at top AI conferences, worked on the R&D team at Huawei, and received widespread attention for his contributions to open-source LLM projects on GitHub. He joined Magic Carpet AI as employee #4, where he developed AI strategies for trading, before the company was acquired.

Chris (Chief Executive Officer and co-founder): Chris did his undergrad at Imperial College London, his masters at the University of Cambridge, and his PhD in machine learning at UCL, during which he published 10+ papers and won awards at top AI conferences and journals. Prior to founding Solve, Chris worked at The Alan Turing Institute, InstaDeep, and Dyson.

Angus (Chief Technology Officer and co-founder): Angus holds an MEng in Computer Science. He led trade platform development at Coremont after roles at GCHQ and Qualcomm.

## About Solve Intelligence

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Solve Intelligence provides an AI-powered platform for patent drafting, prosecution, claim charts, and invention harvesting, trusted by over 500 IP teams globally.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – raised $55M total from Y Combinator, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, 20VC, and others)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom (with offices in New York, US and Munich, Germany)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Chris Parsonson, Sanj Ahilan, Angus Parsonson

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Legal technology (intellectual property and patents)
- **Target customers**: B2B – IP law firms, in-house corporate legal teams, and independent inventors
- **Mission**: To make the patent process faster, cheaper, and higher quality by leveraging AI breakthroughs, covering every step from drafting to grant and litigation.

## Products & Services
- **Patent Application Drafting**: AI-assisted interactive drafting of full and partial patent applications (standalone, continuation, divisional, CIP, and design). The AI adapts to the user’s writing style and supports figures, chemical structures, and biological sequences.
- **Office Action Response (Prosecution)**: Collaborative drafting of responses with AI-generated claim amendments, arguments, and built-in citations to file wrapper documents and case law.
- **Claim Charts**: Interactive generation of invalidity, SEP, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and portfolio analysis charts. The AI provides multi-source citations and transparent logic per cell.
- **Invention Harvesting**: Standardized invention disclosure forms, customisable question sets, and a central dashboard to track submissions and inventor status.

All products are delivered as a SaaS platform with strict security guarantees: no AI model training on customer data, SOC 2 Type 2 / ISO 27001 / ISO 42001 / GDPR / CCPA compliance, data stored and processed locally (US, Europe, etc.), and AES-256 / TLS 1.3 encryption.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$55M** (Series A $12M, Series B $40M, plus seed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator (Summer 2023 batch), Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, 20VC, Operator Collective, Visionaries
- **Notable Customers**: DLA Piper, Siemens, Perkins Coie, Amgen (among 500+ IP teams across six continents)
- **Growth Signals**: Team size of **43** (as of mid-2025); launched a new Claim Charts product; reported 60–90% efficiency gains by customers; active hiring across engineering, AI, and legal roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Uncompromising confidentiality**: No customer data used for AI model training; sandboxed per client; no third-party monitoring.
- **Enterprise-grade security**: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, CCPA; data localization and encryption in transit/at rest.
- **Domain-specific AI**: Built by a team combining patent attorneys, AI PhDs, and software engineers; the AI understands patent law nuances, supports multi-source citations, and adapts to individual writing styles.
- **End-to-end coverage**: Drafting, prosecution, claim charts, and invention harvesting in one platform, reducing the need for multiple tools.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product expansion**: Continue building out features for the full patent lifecycle (including litigation support).
- **Global reach**: Growing presence across the US, Europe, and Asia, with customers on six continents.
- **AI quality**: Deepening the AI’s ability to handle complex technical content (e.g., chemical structures, biological sequences) and improving citation accuracy and transparency.

## Why Work Here
- **Impact**: Work on AI that directly improves patent quality and speed for the world’s top IP teams. The founders are PhDs in machine learning with a track record of publishing at top AI conferences.
- **Team**: A mix of AI researchers, software engineers, and patent attorneys – a rare combination that fosters cross-domain learning.
- **Flexibility**: Hybrid/remote-friendly roles available; offices in London, New York, and Munich. Some roles are open to “any (new grads ok)”.
- **Compensation**: Salaries range from $70K to $250K (depending on role and seniority), plus equity.
- **Culture**: Emphasis on trust, transparency, and innovation. The company is Y Combinator-backed and growing fast (43 employees, actively hiring).

## Sources
1. [solveintelligence.com](https://www.solveintelligence.com/) – Product descriptions, security guarantees, customer testimonials, and feature pages.
2. [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/solve-intelligence) – Company overview, founding team, funding ($55M), team size (43), batch (Summer 2023), and job listings.
3. [linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/solve-intelligence) – Headquarters location, industry, and employee count (39–43 range).
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/solve-intelligence) – Total funding amount ($55.1M), patent filings, and company financials.

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