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    • Investors
    • Due diligence
    • Evolve AI
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    • Biotechnology
    • Biologics
    • Cell & gene therapies
    • AI drug discovery
    • Chemistry
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Our offering

At Evolve, we provide specialised IP strategy services tailored to the unique needs of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies at every stage of development. Our approach combines scientific expertise with commercial insight to deliver practical intellectual property solutions that drive business value. We understand that effective IP strategy must be both deeply rooted in the science and adapt alongside your company’s growth.

With extensive industry experience and technical knowledge, we are passionate about supporting our clients to realise the full potential of their innovations.

 

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Evolve IP is able to offer commercially focused, strategic, and clear advice on complex patent portfolios

The team are thoughtful and intuitive and provide a personable service.

Evolve are friendly and knowledgeable and provide practical advice.

I chose Evolve because they have unique expertise in pharma IP. They are friendly and knowledgeable and provide practical advice.

I recommend Evolve for chemical/pharma patent issues – whether prosecution or complex FTO or loss of exclusivity considerations.

Evolve Intellectual Property offers expertise in patent portfolio management, strategic planning and formalities.

Evolve Intellectual Property is a growing firm, with an excellent reputation.

Evolve is a refreshing change to the traditional patent attorney form approach – much more nimble and responsive.

Fractional in-house

Do you need experienced IP leadership without the overhead of a full-time in-house team?

Our fractional in-house service delivers the senior head of IP expertise you require on a flexible and cost-effective basis, allowing you to scale your IP function precisely when and how you need it. We understand the critical role intellectual property plays in your growth and offer a tailored approach to align your IP strategy directly with your overarching business objectives. Our fractional in-house service seamlessly integrates with your existing team, becoming a trusted partner in managing your day-to-day IP needs. By working with us you will benefit from strategically managed intellectual property helping you to foster innovation, secure investment and gain a competitive edge.

With Evolve you access experienced IP leadership when you need it. Think of us as your dedicated, senior IP resource, readily available to handle the operational complexities while providing expert strategic direction.

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Our team’s combined experience spans traditional pharmaceuticals to cutting-edge advanced therapies, providing you with guidance that is both scientifically informed and commercially pragmatic.

 

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Insights

Visit Evolve Insights for our latest articles and webinars on key emerging trends and strategic considerations in pharmaceutical IP.

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Mechanistic insights supporting the sufficiency and inventive step of a therapeutic use (without clinical data) (T 1601/22)

  • 24th February 2026
At the EPO, it is perfectly possible for a therapeutic invention to survive without clinical data. The recent decision in T 1601/22 confirmed this sometimes surprisingly low bar for sufficiency in Europe for therapeutic invention.

Non-reproducible products can be the closest prior art (T 1719/21)

  • 17th February 2026
G 1/23 establishes that products made available to the public are prior art in Europe, regardless of reproducibility. While this simplifies novelty, focusing strictly on disclosure dates, it complicates inventive step assessments. Notably, T 1719/21 questions whether these non-reproducible products can serve as the “closest prior art” in the EPO’s problem-solution approach.

Evolve’s Claudia Greaves earns CIPA Advanced Patent Paralegal Qualification

  • 9th January 2026
We are delighted to announce that Evolve’s Claudia Greaves, has recently passed the CIPA Advanced Patent Paralegal Course (APPC). Building on her six years of patent law experience, Claudia completed intensive modules that deepen her expertise in critical areas of IP management: The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): Gaining in-depth understanding of both the International Phase…

Strict US written description and enablement requirement applied to ADCs and platform inventions (Seagen v Daiichi Sankyo)

  • 14th December 2025
The recent decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Seagen v. Daiichi Sankyo overruled the jury decision in the District Court to find an ADC linker platform patent invalid for both lack of written description and enablement. 

ViCo oral proceedings: Whatever happened to the in-person “Gold-Standard”?

  • 14th December 2025
We are now many years on from the pandemic conditions that initially led to the introduction of oral proceedings by video conferencing for Board of Appeal cases. But what happened to the “Gold Standard” of in-person proceedings promised by the EBA in G 1/21? 

UPC Court of Appeal tackles broad functional antibody claims (UPC_CoA_529/2024)

  • 4th December 2025
The global litigation saga involving Amgen’s PCSK9 antibodies has long served as a high-stakes test case for jurisdictional approaches to broad, functionally defined antibody claims. Following the US Supreme Court’s landmark finding of lack of enablement in Amgen v Sanofi, and the UPC Munich Central Division’s initial revocation of the equivalent European patent, all eyes…

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Evolve is a pharmaceutical specialist IP firm, offering comprehensive intellectual property services built on the experience of our attorneys in both in-house and private practice settings. Evolve is built on the deep expertise of our qualified attorneys in the pharmaceutical and biotech sector. With our personalized approach, scientific backgrounds and industry insights, we deliver tailored and pragmatic IP solutions for our pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

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evolve® is a trading entity of Evolve Intellectual Property Limited. Evolve Intellectual Property Limited is regulated by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg). Details of the UK professional rules can be found on the IPReg website

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