Job brief: Counsel, Patents & IP

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• Listed on Lyft's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-14 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-14.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Houston, TX · Flex - TN · New York Office +1
• Posted: 2026-11-13

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.

Must have

• Counsel and collaborate with engineering on open source license review and approval for inbound and outbound open source, including license compatibility and compliance risk.
• Experience advising on open source license compliance.
• Must be a member of the Patent Bar and have substantial understanding of patent law outside of litigation.
• Must be proactive, self-directed, detail oriented, organized, and have exceptional communication skills.

Conditions

• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off

Main duties

• Own the patent portfolio end to end for the company — invention harvesting, invention disclosure meetings, portfolio mining, and directing patent application…
• Drive patent strategy and drive filing, continuation, and abandonment decisions based on technical merit, competitive landscape, and cost, and own portfolio …
• Counsel and collaborate with engineering on open source license review and approval for inbound and outbound open source, including license compatibility and…
• Review papers, blog posts, conference talks, and other public technical disclosures for IP and confidentiality risk and relevant counseling.
• Provide broad-based strategic and portfolio advice as well as counseling key stakeholders in protecting and defending IP rights worldwide.

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• Across Lyft's 26 open listings, 0% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Lyft hires

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