Patent Engineer/ip Paralegal- Intern

**Multiverse Computing**

Multiverse is a well-funded, fast-growing deep-tech company founded in 2019. We are the largest quantum software company in the EU and have been recognized by CB Insights (2023 and 2025) as one of the 100 most promising AI companies in the world.
With 180+ employees and growing, our team is fully multicultural and international. We deliver hyper-efficient software for companies seeking a competitive edge through quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
Our flagship products, CompactifAI and Singularity, address critical needs across various industries:

- CompactifAI is a groundbreaking compression tool for foundational AI models based on Tensor Networks. It enables the compression of large AI systems—such as language models—to make them significantly more efficient and portable.
- Singularity is a quantum
- and quantum-inspired optimization platform used by blue-chip companies to solve complex problems in finance, energy, manufacturing, and beyond. It integrates seamlessly with existing systems and delivers immediate performance gains on classical and quantum hardware.

You’ll be working alongside world-leading experts to develop solutions that tackle real-world challenges. We’re looking for passionate individuals eager to grow in an ethics-driven environment that values sustainability and diversity.
We’re committed to building a truly inclusive culture—come and join us.

**As a Patent Engineer Intern, you will**
- Join a world-class team of Quantum experts with an extensive track record in both academia and industry.
- Work on problems linked to real world-wide customers across several industries.
- Collaborate closely with the founding team in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Support patent and IP-related activities at Multiverse.
- Maintain internal databases of inventions and patent/trademark portfolios.
- Identify and perform intake for locally-made inventions at Multiverse.
- Assist in drafting invention disclosures (ID) and reviewing technical documents.
- Perform initial patentability assessments and technology landscape analyses in the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum and quantum-inspired computing,
- Research specific patent portfolios in various databases.

**As an IP Paralegal Intern, you will**
- Maintain internal databases of inventions and patent/trademark portfolios.
- Assist with docketing deadlines and maintaining IP records.
- Conduct legal and regulatory research related to intellectual property.
- Help prepare presentations and reports on IP strategy and portfolio management.

**Required Qualifications**
- **Patent Engineer Track**: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Quantum Physics, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related fields.
- **Paralegal Track**: Law degree (LL.B., or equivalent), or currently enrolled in a legal
studies/paralegal program with an interest in IP law.
- Excellent writing and analytical skills.
- Ability to work with a diverse team of people, both in-person and through online resources.
- Perfect command of English language

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Familiarity with patent filing procedures, prosecution processes, and typical timelines.
- Experience in European and U.S. patent law and related intellectual property practices.
- **Patent Engineer Track**:

- Knowledge and experience with searching different patent databases.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with drafting technical patent
- Technical experience with Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning, or demonstrated capacity to quickly learn

**Perks & Benefits**
- 6-month internship contract.
- Equal pay guaranteed.
- Relocation package (if applicable).
- Hybrid opportunity.
- Flexible working hours.
- Language classes and discounted lunch options.
- Working in a high paced environment, working on cutting edge technologies.
- Career plan. Opportunity to learn and teach.
- Progressive Company. Happy people culture.