Clerq (formerly known as NLPatent) is an AI-based patent research platform for patent attorneys, agents, and corporate intellectual property teams.
Key features and functions include:
Research Agents
Autonomous agents that carry out prior art research assignments end-to-end, construing search terms, executing search strategies, and analyzing results to produce cited, reasoned reports. Tasks range from rapid patentability screening to detailed feature-by-feature analysis, with review checkpoints available throughout the process.
Semantic Search
A search tool that identifies conceptually related patent and non-patent literature rather than relying on keyword matches, with support for filters, Boolean logic, and relevance-based ranking of results.
Intelligence Tools
Portfolio visualization, competitive landscaping, and trend analysis, along with monitoring alerts based on conceptual changes in the patent landscape rather than keyword triggers.
API and MCP Access
A REST API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allow the platform's search and research capabilities to be embedded into third-party products or internal firm and corporate workflows.
Document Coverage
Search results draw on a large-scale database spanning patent and non-patent literature.
The company was founded in 2021 as NLPatent and rebranded to Clerq in August 2026.
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