Arm
Patent Attorney
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Job ID 2026-19477
Date posted: 23/09/2026
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Category: Legal
Arm is a complex and dynamic semiconductor and AI technology business with a portfolio of over 12,000 active patents and applications covering a broad range of CPU, GPU, AI, semiconductor and software technologies. This is an exciting time to join and help shape how innovation is protected within our business.
Job Overview
Our in-house IP team builds and curates Arm’s global patent portfolio and supports the protection of innovation throughout our business. As Arm continues to invest in IP protection across both established and emerging technology areas, we are expanding our Patents team to add drafting and prosecution capability.
This is a new type of role for Arm. While our existing patent attorneys are involved across the breadth of portfolio development and management, this position is being created with hands-on patent drafting and prosecution as a primary activity, helping to build our in-house capability.
The role is particularly suited to a patent attorney who genuinely enjoys the craft of drafting and prosecution and wants that to remain a significant part of their day-to-day work. You will have the opportunity to work on technically challenging inventions at the leading edge of Arm’s business without needing to move away from hands-on patent work to develop your in-house career.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with inventors and engineering teams across Arm to understand new technologies, help identify and capture inventions, and draft patent applications covering innovations in areas including microelectronics, semiconductor technology, computer architecture, software and artificial intelligence.
- Take direct responsibility for the prosecution of your filings before the UKIPO, EPO and other patent offices, while continuing to work alongside and direct our network of external patent counsel where appropriate.
- Help shape the in-house drafting and prosecution function from the outset.
- Develop prosecution workflows and explore how we better engage with inventors for our own drafts.
- Help to develop our use of AI to work more effectively.
- Build relationships with inventors and technical teams, understand the technologies and products being developed, and see how individual inventions fit within Arm’s wider technology, commercial and patent strategies.
- Remain part of the wider in-house IP team and participate in broader portfolio activities where appropriate.
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Required Skills And Experience
- Finals-level / a few years qualified CPA and/or EPA qualified patent attorney.
- A background in electronics, physics or computer science or proven experience working or prosecuting patent portfolios in such an area.
- A university degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Physics or a related subject is preferred, although other qualifications will be considered if suitable technical knowledge can be shown.
In Return
This is an opportunity to remain a hands-on patent attorney working with cutting-edge compute, semiconductor, software and AI inventions and help Arm to deliver more of its drafting and prosecution work in-house.
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Accommodations at Arm
At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email.
Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. We empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary Range
£97,750 - £132,250 per year
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