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Sterne Kessler is not your average IP firm—we are a team of scientists and engineers with a passion for innovation and the law. We are not only using AI, but we are building it too. Through our own internal “skunk works”—Sterne Kessler Labs—we are building, testing, and learning about the latest in AI advances. We are also partnering with the leading AI vendors to evaluate, test, and implement only the best AI-assisted tools.
Introducing Patent Assist AI
Sterne Kessler’s Patent Assist AI is our internally developed technology that streamlines patent specification drafting and allows our attorneys to focus on what they do best—capturing the invention and ensuring the best possible scope of protection for your IP. Using the latest in security and privacy controls, the Patent Assist AI tool ensures your data is safe and delivers detailed, high-quality, legally-compliant patent documents.
AI Insights
08.14.2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a memorandum to provide reminders to Examiners in software-related arts, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, regarding subject matter eligibility…
07.30.2025
Explore how AI is reshaping the creation of designs, content, and trademarks—and the legal frameworks struggling to keep pace…
07.21.2025
Recently, two Northern District of California decisions revealed fault lines in the forming fair use terrain for GenAI…
Sterne Kessler keeps you updated on the latest legal trends and developments in IP and AI technology with insights and events. View more on sternekessler.com.
06.25.2025
Much like AI technology itself, the AI patent landscape is evolving at a rapid pace—challenging patent owners and practitioners with evolving guidance and case law…
04.30.2025
Although AI litigation is still in its infancy, discovery disputes are now emerging. In AI copyright cases, for example, parties have disputed the discoverability of data used to train defendants’ AI models…
Key Contacts
Daniel S. Block
DIRECTOR
Dan primarily focuses on intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on software and leads Sterne Kessler Labs. Prior to his legal career, Dan was a software developer in the enterprise space. He has experience with a wide variety of computing technologies and programming languages, and practical, real-world experience with various aspects of AI, including development of software, deployment, retrieval augmented generation, prompt engineering, fine tuning of models, and hybrid cloud/local deployments.
Michael D. Specht
DIRECTOR
Recognized globally as a leading patent attorney, Mike serves as the firm’s Electronics Practice Group Leader. He focuses on helping clients manage and profit from disruptive technical and legal developments. His first exposure to AI was nearly 30 years ago using AI and neural networks to utilize vast telecom network databases to improve network management. He now helps lead the firm’s effort to develop new AI tools, gaining unique insights to assist clients with their own programs to use, protect, and monetize AI innovations through IP strategy.
Michelle Holoubek
DIRECTOR
AI’s rapid industrial transformation requires a fresh approach to IP. With a background in relativistic physics and computational modeling, Michelle brings over 20 years of experience navigating the evolving AI/deep-learning IP landscape. She works with clients to develop tailored IP solutions to safeguard and commercialize AI technologies through holistic complements of patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and freedom-to-operate strategies. She also advises clients on key IP policy issues, from AI inventorship to open-source licensing, ensuring businesses stay ahead in an AI-driven world.