Clarivate and Sterne Kessler announce partnership to develop AI-enhanced patent workflow solutions 

Advancing how teams work more efficiently and make better-informed decisions across the patent lifecycle 

London, UK, October 13, 2026 – Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a co-development partnership with Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Sterne Kessler), a market-leading intellectual property (IP) law firm, to develop AI-enhanced patent workflow solutions.  

This partnership brings together Sterne Kessler’s practitioner-built technology and deep patent practice expertise with Clarivate’s leading IP data and software. Together, the organizations will develop practical, future-ready capabilities that help teams transform technical, legal, and portfolio data into actionable intelligence — enabling them to work more efficiently, make better-informed decisions, and connect information across the patent lifecycle. 

As patent professionals face growing volumes of innovation, increasing complexity, and pressure to work more efficiently, there is a need for technology that better connects workflows across the patent lifecycle. By combining Sterne Kessler’s expertise in patent prosecution, litigation, and AI innovation with Clarivate’s leading IP technology and data capabilities, the partnership seeks to develop solutions that help practitioners turn IP data into actionable intelligence while preserving the critical role of human expertise and professional judgment. 

Simon Webster, President, Intellectual Property, Clarivate, said: “This partnership with Sterne Kessler represents a powerful example of how legal practitioners and technology providers can work together to address the real challenges facing today’s patent professionals. By combining decades of practitioner expertise with advanced technology and trusted IP data, we’re helping to build solutions that are not only innovative, but also practical, responsible, and scalable for the complex workflows that drive innovation.” 

Robert Burger, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, Sterne Kessler, said: “We’re excited to partner with Clarivate to bring practitioner insight into the development of AI-enhanced patent workflow solutions. Together, we have an opportunity to rethink how patent intelligence is accessed and applied to develop tools that surface meaningful insights faster, support better decision-making and enable practitioners to spend more of their time on strategic, high-value IP work.”  

This collaboration marks the beginning of a broader effort to develop next-generation capabilities for IP professionals. The first phase will focus on enhancing the patent drafting workflow, helping practitioners access relevant insights more seamlessly within Clarivate’s Rowan Patents, with an initial release targeted for the first half of 2027.  

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