Subsense Inc.
About Subsense
Subsense is a deep-tech company developing the world’s first non-surgical, bidirectional brain-computer interface powered by plasmonic and magnetoelectric nanoparticles. Our mission is to unlock direct communication between the human brain and AI — starting with medical applications such as stroke recovery and moving toward cognitive enhancement for healthy users. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Subsense brings together leading scientists and engineers to redefine the future of human–machine interaction.
The Opportunity Subsense is seeking a Patent Specialist to architect, protect, and strategically expand our intellectual property foundation across nanoparticles, materials platforms, neural interfaces, hardware, and system-level neuromodulation technologies. You will be the central liaison between R&D, external patent counsel, and the executive team — ensuring our discoveries translate into defensible, strategically layered patents that strengthen our long‑term moat and accelerate fundraising, partnerships, and eventual market access.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of deep science and IP strategy, who can translate complex research into precise claims, and who wants to build the IP engine of a frontier neurotechnology company.
Responsibilities
Build, maintain, and execute Subsense’s end-to-end IP strategy across nanomaterials, magnetoelectric systems, BCI signal processing, neurostimulation paradigms, hardware, and software.
Work closely with R&D, neuroscience, and engineering teams to proactively identify inventions, document enabling details, and determine patentability.
Draft technical disclosures, claims outlines, figures, and supporting documentation for external counsel to accelerate filings.
Manage preparation, prosecution, and office‑action response across US and international jurisdictions, ensuring claims remain strong and forward‑defensible.
Conduct freedom‑to‑operate (FTO) assessments, competitive landscape reviews, and white‑space analyses to guide scientific direction and product strategy.
Build and maintain Subsense’s IP database, docket, deadlines, priority chains, IDS filings, and inventor communications.
Partner with leadership to prepare IP materials for fundraising, board meetings, investor diligence, and strategic partnerships.
Develop internal processes for invention capture, lab notebook compliance, data integrity, and cross‑functional IP awareness.
Support confidentiality agreements, technology transfer, licensing, open‑source review, and publication review processes.
Establish relationships with external patent counsel, academic collaborators, and licensing partners.
Qualifications
3–7+ years of experience in patent preparation, prosecution, or IP strategy in deep‑tech, materials science, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, med‑tech, or a closely related domain.
Strong foundation in materials science, chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, neuroengineering, or adjacent technical fields.
Proven experience drafting invention disclosures, reviewing claims, responding to office actions, and coordinating with external US/EU patent counsel.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific concepts into precise, defendable claims.
Experience running prior‑art searches, patentability analyses, and FTO evaluations.
Familiarity with PCT processes, international filings, and maintaining complex priority strategies.
High attention to detail, excellent scientific writing skills, and comfort working in fast‑evolving research environments.
Ability to handle confidential workflows with impeccable judgment.
Location:
Palo Alto
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The Opportunity Subsense is seeking a Patent Specialist to architect, protect, and strategically expand our intellectual property foundation across nanoparticles, materials platforms, neural interfaces, hardware, and system-level neuromodulation technologies. You will be the central liaison between R&D, external patent counsel, and the executive team — ensuring our discoveries translate into defensible, strategically layered patents that strengthen our long‑term moat and accelerate fundraising, partnerships, and eventual market access.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of deep science and IP strategy, who can translate complex research into precise claims, and who wants to build the IP engine of a frontier neurotechnology company.
Responsibilities
Build, maintain, and execute Subsense’s end-to-end IP strategy across nanomaterials, magnetoelectric systems, BCI signal processing, neurostimulation paradigms, hardware, and software.
Work closely with R&D, neuroscience, and engineering teams to proactively identify inventions, document enabling details, and determine patentability.
Draft technical disclosures, claims outlines, figures, and supporting documentation for external counsel to accelerate filings.
Manage preparation, prosecution, and office‑action response across US and international jurisdictions, ensuring claims remain strong and forward‑defensible.
Conduct freedom‑to‑operate (FTO) assessments, competitive landscape reviews, and white‑space analyses to guide scientific direction and product strategy.
Build and maintain Subsense’s IP database, docket, deadlines, priority chains, IDS filings, and inventor communications.
Partner with leadership to prepare IP materials for fundraising, board meetings, investor diligence, and strategic partnerships.
Develop internal processes for invention capture, lab notebook compliance, data integrity, and cross‑functional IP awareness.
Support confidentiality agreements, technology transfer, licensing, open‑source review, and publication review processes.
Establish relationships with external patent counsel, academic collaborators, and licensing partners.
Qualifications
3–7+ years of experience in patent preparation, prosecution, or IP strategy in deep‑tech, materials science, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, med‑tech, or a closely related domain.
Strong foundation in materials science, chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, neuroengineering, or adjacent technical fields.
Proven experience drafting invention disclosures, reviewing claims, responding to office actions, and coordinating with external US/EU patent counsel.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific concepts into precise, defendable claims.
Experience running prior‑art searches, patentability analyses, and FTO evaluations.
Familiarity with PCT processes, international filings, and maintaining complex priority strategies.
High attention to detail, excellent scientific writing skills, and comfort working in fast‑evolving research environments.
Ability to handle confidential workflows with impeccable judgment.
Location:
Palo Alto
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