Founding Team
The founders’ collective 40 years of patent industry experience, together with ongoing feedback from thousands of global users, enable FTO management best practices in the market’s only purpose-built, end-to-end patent clearance management platform.
Gabe Sukman Chief Executive Officer
Gabe has over 20 years of patent experience, including time as a USPTO examiner, registered patent prosecutor, and patent litigator. He is committed to solving some of the patent world's most pervasive problems by questioning conventional practices and shifting thought toward correct, logical solutions. He enjoys time in the mountains, especially while rock climbing, snowboarding, or mountain biking.
Jesse Sukman Chief Marketing Officer
Jesse conceived of the foundational idea behind ClearstoneIP with a strong vision for effective patent analysis and a natural inclination to challenge the status quo. He is a patent attorney with nearly 20 years of experience in law firm and in-house settings and is keenly aware of the difficulties faced by stakeholders throughout the intellectual property continuum. He enjoys hiking and snowboarding.
Joe Aliperti Chief Technology Officer
Joe co-founded ClearstoneIP with a passion for developing cutting-edge software. He studied at Cornell University and has 20 years of experience in high-tech fields, including flight simulation, facial recognition, and predictive modeling. He is excited to solve big data problems in the patent industry. When not in front a computer, Joe enjoys riding his motorcycle and photographing birds.
