Date Posted:
November 3, 2026
Position Title:
Senior Counsel – Intellectual Property
Office/Company:
CHAOS Industries
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N/A
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Job Number:
HC-13911
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Location:
Washington, DC, Los Angeles, CA
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Salary:
Salary Range: $250,000 to $300,000
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Description:
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company’s products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. CHAOS Industries, Inc. is seeking a senior intellectual property attorney to build and lead our IP legal function. As our first dedicated IP counsel, you will own the strategy, protection, and management of the company’s intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. You will work closely with engineering, product, business leadership, and the broader Legal and Contracts teams to protect the technology behind our products while supporting commercial growth and sales to the U.S. Government and allied international governments. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys getting close to the technology, making practical decisions, and building programs that engineers will actually use.
Responsibilities:
• Own the company’s IP strategy and portfolio, aligning protection, investment, and enforcement decisions with product roadmaps and business priorities.
• Lead invention harvesting and evaluation with technical teams, including decisions about patent filings, trade secret protection, and publication.
• Manage outside counsel responsible for domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, including filing priorities, deadlines, budgets, and quality.
• Oversee trademark clearance, registration, maintenance, and enforcement.
• Establish practical processes for invention disclosures, IP ownership and assignments, confidential information, trade secrets, and employee training.
• Partner with Legal and Contracts on IP ownership, licensing, development agreements, supplier arrangements, and customer contracts.
• Advise on government contract IP provisions, including technical data and software rights, assertions, restrictive markings, development funding records, and negotiated licenses.
• Coordinate IP disputes and enforcement matters with outside counsel.
• Advise on third-party technology and open-source software use, and support IP diligence for acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships.
• Travel occasionally to company locations and business meetings, as needed.
• Minimum Requirements:
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, with eligibility to practice in the role’s location.
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