Edge launches Certus, an AI agent that automates trademark clearance searches and application filing

Edge, an AI patent software company, has launched Certus, an AI agent designed to automate trademark clearance searches and application filing, targeting an underserved $23 billion market where 11.6 million trademark applications are filed annually. Unlike traditional search tools, Certus acts as an end-to-end AI agent that creates search strategies, ranks results, gathers evidence, drafts reports using attorney templates, assembles goods and services descriptions from approved term lists, and identifies dates of first use and specimens, reducing work that typically takes hours or days to minutes. Trademark law has seen minimal technological innovation despite being a major segment of intellectual property work, with attorneys often relying on manual processes and costly external services that can exceed the cost of the legal work itself. Early validation comes from Daniel Rosenberg, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, who reported turning matters around in under an hour, sometimes minutes, with better accuracy than competing products. Edge CEO Evan Zimmerman said Certus was built because trademark attorneys have been overlooked by legal tech, offering an AI agent that helps at every step rather than a simple chatbot; Certus marks the first application of AI agents specifically to trademark work, while Edge's patent product, Ingenia, is already used by enterprises and law firms including Nestlé, McCarter & English LLP, and K&L Gates LLP. Certus is currently available on a limited basis, and Edge is backed by Y Combinator and based in San Francisco.

(Source：Complete Ai Training)