Case STUDIES
Vorys and Ankar: A Collaborative Approach to Patent Law Innovation
For more than a century, Vorys has set the benchmark for excellence in patent law, a firm where deep legal mastery meets a forward-looking approach to innovation
Customer
Vorys
date
November 10, 2025
length
active patents
From its earliest days, Vorys has met change with curiosity, blending tradition and innovation in equal measure. The firm’s collaboration with Stanford Law’s LiftLab reflects a mindset that doesn’t wait for the future to arrive, it builds it. That philosophy shapes how the Vorys Intellectual Property Group operates today: methodical, exacting, and guided by a commitment to the highest standards of patent quality.
As technology reshapes the practice of patent law, Vorys remains clear-eyed about what must endure: human judgment, expertise, and client trust. Everything else (such as workflows, tools, processes) is open to reinvention. Vorys attorneys treat new technologies as instruments of refinement, a way to enhance the quality and precision of every matter they handle.
Throughout the collaboration with Ankar, Vorys brought an instinctive understanding of how patent law and technology can evolve together, ensuring that innovation strengthens the craft.
“Our ambition is to be the leading firm transforming the future delivery of IP services. With Ankar, we are continuing that tradition, building the next chapter of how patent law is practiced.”
- Carey C. Jordan (Chair, Vorys Intellectual Property Group)
Elevating Patent Excellence with AI
Vorys attorneys operate with a single priority: to produce the highest-quality patent work with precision and strategic insight. AI does not replace that standard; it amplifies it.
By integrating Ankar’s drafting and office action tools, Vorys has strengthened the consistency and clarity of its work products. Attorneys can now shift more time towards the nuanced, high-value analysis and insights that shapes stronger applications, sharper claims, and more robust portfolios.
“AI doesn’t change what quality means. It helps us reach that level with greater consistency, allowing our attorneys to focus on the sophisticated judgment that our clients hire us for.”
- Raymund Eich (Patent Agent, Vorys Intellectual Property Group)
The result is not automation for its own sake, but a practice more aligned with what matters: strategy, precision, clarity and defensibility.
Advancing Patent Excellence Together
The partnership between Vorys and Ankar has been defined by collaboration at every step.
Working side by side, the teams redesigned how patent work is done. Vorys contributed with decades of legal expertise, rigorous quality expectations, and a deep understanding of how leading patent professionals think and work. Ankar brought AI systems built to strengthen that craft, expanding what attorneys can achieve without altering how they practice. Together, they developed workflows that streamline drafting, review, and analysis; whilst preserving attorney control at every step.
What began as joint exploration has grown into a true partnership. Each new capability has been shaped through close collaboration with Vorys attorneys, whose insight and input continues to influence how Ankar evolves, ensuring that every feature reflects the way IP professionals think and work.
“Vorys’ ambition is to be at the forefront of transforming how patent law services are delivered. With Ankar, we are not just anticipating the future - we are building it together. We are excited to continue innovating with the Ankar team to redefine how patent attorneys and their clients thrive in a technology-driven world.”
- Khaled Shami (Partner, Vorys Intellectual Property Group)
Vorys remains an early leader in adopting legal-grade AI, not by imposing new methods, but by integrating them thoughtfully, transparently, and always in service of client trust.
Together, Vorys and Ankar are helping shape what the next generation of patent practice looks like:
a practice where quality remains uncompromising, where attorneys focus on the highest-value thinking, and where technology serves the craft.
Whilst Vorys views AI as a powerful accelerator of quality, its use is always governed by one principle: client discretion. Some clients fully embrace AI-enhanced patent practice; others prefer traditional workflows. Vorys ensures that every engagement follows client instructions, outside-counsel guidelines, and the sensitivities of the matter.
Carey Jordan
Chair, Vorys Intellectual Property Group
