How to become an intellectual property broker or transaction specialist
Official title: Intellectual property broker/transaction specialist
Also called: Intellectual property broker, Intellectual property broker and transaction specialist, Intellectual property transaction specialist, Patent broker, Trade mark broker, Executive - Content Acquisition, Patent broker
Intellectual property broker/transaction specialist assists clients to value, in monetary terms, intellectual property assets such as patents, copyrights, trade marks and trade secrets. He/she performs intellectual property brokerage activities. He/she may advise clients on the legal procedures for protecting intellectual property assets and usage of such assets.
Main tasks
- Helping clients to acquire, sell, and license intellectual property assets such as patents, copyrights, trade marks, trade secrets, etc
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Will AI change the work of an intellectual property broker or transaction specialist?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026