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NLPatent Rebrands as Clerq, Expands Into Agentic Patent Workflows

NLPatent’s Stephanie Curcio on the AI Transformation of Patent Practice

NLPatent Rebrands to Clerq; Unveils the Next Generation of IP Intelligence Built to Execute Patent Work End-to-End

What the Shoes Taught Me About Agentic Search

Michael Chernoff takes us from patent “shoes” to AI agents and shares why he joined Clerq to help shape what comes next.

NLPatent rebrands to Clerq to meet growing demand for patent automation

NLPatent Is Now Clerq

Why We Changed Our Name and What Five Years of Building a Foundation in AI-Based Prior Art Search Made Possible

Choosing the Right AI for the Right Problem

Why generic AI misses the mark in patent work, and how a purpose-built platform delivers explainable results and roughly 90% time savings per project.

NLPatent Secures $3M to Help Patent Professionals Work Smarter, Faster, and with Greater Confidence

Draper Associates and Mighty Capital co-lead a $3M round to fund NLPatent's agentic platform for completing, not just supporting, patent workflows.

From Searcher to Strategist

AI absorbs the manual middle of patent search, moving experts into strategic reads on landscape signals and raising a new succession question.

Park IP and NLPatent Partner to Connect Patent Intelligence and Global IP Support

Preferred provider agreement makes NLPatent search, monitor, and visualize available inside Park IP's Legal Studio for global filing and translation.

The Patent Portfolio Problem Nobody's Actually Talking About

Companies renew patents long after strategy has moved on, driving 71% of maintenance costs into the years no one reviews. How to fix that habit.

The AI Ethics Waterfall: Disclosure, Governance, and Who’s Really Responsible

AI quietly spreads through patent workflows via vendors and foreign associates, so disclosure duties blur. Questions to ask counsel and providers now.