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Neon lightbulb on a circuit board, representing Evolve AI agent Franklin for publication review
Neon lightbulb on a circuit board, representing Evolve AI agent Franklin for publication review

Franklin: AI-powered publication review for pharma

  • 23rd October 2026
Publication screening is a time sink for pharma patent attorneys. Franklin quickly finds the undisclosed inventions in a new publication submission.

Lack of clarity by the backdoor: An ambiguity “may simply result in a broader interpretation” (T 0977/25)

  • 4th October 2026
In T 0977/25, a Board of Appeal found that the word “it” in an amended method claim for an e-cigarette cartridge was ambiguous.
Neon brain on a circuit board, representing Evolve AI agent Albert for validity analysis
Neon brain on a circuit board, representing Evolve AI agent Albert for validity analysis

Albert – Construe: defining your claims before they are defined for you.

  • 25th September 2026
Albert – Construe is the latest addition to Evolve’s proprietary AI toolkit.  It construes a set of claims, sets out with supporting evidence what each unclear term means, highlights any inconsistencies caused by other disclosures within an application, and flags where amendments may have changed the scope of a claim term.

Evolve Intellectual Property ranked in IAM Patent 1000

  • 13th September 2026
We are proud to announce that Evolve IP has been ranked in the 2026 publication of the IAM Patent 1000: United Kingdom – England and Wales. This year’s guide highlights our deep technical expertise in life sciences and our practical, strategic business focus. Congratulations to our patent attorneys, Steven Gurney who is ranked Silver and Rose Hughes who is…

IP Stars: Evolve recognised in 2026 Publication

  • 13th September 2026
We are delighted to announce that Evolve IP has been recognised in the 2026 IP STARS rankings. This distinction reflects our team’s ongoing dedication to exceptional intellectual property support, featuring key individual accolades for our patent attorneys. Steven Gurney has been recognised as a Patent Star. This specific ranking is awarded to senior practitioners who demonstrate proven excellence in…

Evolve Intellectual Property recognised in Legal500 rankings

  • 13th September 2026
Evolve Intellectual property is delighted to once again be recognised in the 2026 edition of Legal 500 for our growing specialised life science IP Practice in Cambridge, UK. The publication highlights Steven Gurney (founder and European, UK, and Australian patent attorney) for his work protecting key biopharmaceutical assets and for his focus on complex prosecution…

G1/25: What are the consequences?

  • 12th September 2026
Following the release of G1/25, questions have been circling as to what the decision means for the pending referral in G 1/26 and what the consequences (good or bad) are for applicants and patentees.

AI in the patent industry: Beware the MCP Trojan horse

  • 11th September 2026
As patent attorneys, we should all know by now not to put client confidential information to a non-enterprise version of an LLM. However, as the capabilities of AI tools become more complex, so too does the necessity of understanding what exactly they are doing and where our data goes, beyond the simple prompt.

BREAKING: When real doubt hits – G1/25 changes the description adaptation requirement for the worse

  • 4th September 2026
G 1/25, issued today, holds that the description must be adapted only where an “inconsistency” between the claims and description causes non-compliance with another requirement of the EPC.

New referral on claim interpretation and relevance of G1/24 to added matter confirmed (G1/26)

  • 23rd July 2026
We now have confirmation of a new referral to the EBA on claim interpretation (G1/26). As previously hinted, The Board of Appeal in T 0873/24 has decided to refer questions on the application of G1/24 to the assessment of added matter.
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