ATLANTA (Oct. 13, 2025) – Junior, the AI-powered patent drafting platform, announced the appointment of Scott Frank to its advisory board. Frank managed AT&T’s 10,000-plus patent portfolio and generated more than $500 million in licensing revenue at BellSouth IP Management Corp. during a 33-year career in portfolio strategy. He joins as Junior scales adoption across law firms and corporate intellectual property departments while supporting the drafting and prosecution of patent applications. Frank will advise on strategic growth and technology integration as the platform expands its corporate client base.
The appointment comes as Junior reports cutting patent drafting time by up to 60% while maintaining attorney-level quality through adaptive artificial intelligence that learns each firm’s specific drafting standards, claim structures and prosecution strategies.
Frank has championed technology-driven solutions to reduce patent system costs and improve accessibility through his roles as founder, president and board chair of the Georgia IP Alliance, U.S. IP Alliance and Global IP Alliance.
“Without IP, ideas would essentially have no economic value,” Frank said. “IP is what turns an idea into an asset with economic value. Junior scales that transformation by consistently and systematically applying proven attorney expertise.”
Frank’s credibility within the IP community stems from leadership roles including chair of the Intellectual Property Owners Association board of directors, former White House adviser on international trade related to intellectual property and former chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Law Section. His endorsement addresses persistent concerns about AI undermining drafting quality and attorney judgment.
Frank will advise Junior on strategic growth initiatives and product development priorities. His responsibilities include guiding corporate IP departments and law firms through technology adoption, aligning product features with Patent Office examination standards and client requirements, and overseeing integrations with existing prosecution and portfolio management systems.
“Scott understands that AI isn’t replacing human expertise, it’s scaling it,” said Yuri Eliezer, CEO of Junior. “We’re using AI to systematically apply the approaches of the best patent attorneys. This means better patents, faster timelines and protection that’s accessible to more innovators, from startups to global enterprises.”
During his tenure as president and CEO of AT&T Intellectual Property LLC, Frank was responsible for identification, development, protection, management, marketing, licensing and sale of company-wide intellectual property. He founded BellSouth IP Management Corp., building a portfolio of over 1,000 patents before AT&T’s $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth in 2006.
About Junior
Junior is the AI-powered patent agent built for precision, speed and trust. Operating as a private, firm-specific assistant, it adapts to each legal team’s drafting style, structure, tone and formatting without requiring workflow changes. With seamless Microsoft Word integration and enterprise-grade security (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001), Junior enables firms to create shared prompt libraries that preserve institutional knowledge and maintain consistent drafting across practice groups. By pre-training with firm standards, Junior produces drafts requiring significantly less editing, cutting drafting time by up to 60%.