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Clerq Ip

Founded 2021 · 29 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Clerq is a semantic patent search platform that retrieves prior art from a corpus of 500 million documents using natural language understanding rather than keyword matching. The platform serves patent professionals at law firms and innovative companies to support patentability assessment, invalidity analysis, prosecution, freedom-to-operate clearance, and other patent work.

Founders & leadership

Clerq Ip was founded in 2021 by Stephanie Curcio and James Stonehill.

SCStephanie Curcio
Stephanie CurcioinCo-founderShe previously practiced as an IP attorney at a large law firm, where she developed expertise in patent workflows and the application of AI to legal practice.
JSJames Stonehill
James StonehillinCo-founderCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Clerq IP, an AI-powered patent search platform. Previously held roles as an engineering manager and product builder with expertise in artificial intelligence.

Investors · 2

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2 people who came through Clerq Ip went on to found or lead other companies.

Frequently asked questions

What does Clerq Ip do?
Clerq is a semantic patent search platform that retrieves prior art from a corpus of 500 million documents using natural language understanding rather than keyword matching. The platform serves patent professionals at law firms and innovative companies to support patentability assessment, invalidity analysis, prosecution, freedom-to-operate clearance, and other patent work.
Who founded Clerq Ip?
Clerq Ip was founded by Stephanie Curcio, James Stonehill in 2021.
Who are Clerq Ip's investors?
Clerq Ip's investors include Draper Associates, The 51 Ventures.