How I can help your business

• Prosecute patent applications in various jurisdictions including Europe, North America and Asia.
• Provide intellectual property auditing services such as competitor landscape analysis.
• Assist clients with their intellectual property strategy, aided by experience in electronics and medical devices.

Overview & Expertise

Eve McGlynn is a Trainee Patent Attorney based in Marks & Clerk’s Edinburgh office, working within the Electronics team. Her role includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications and supporting clients on technical legal and strategic IP queries.

Eve has experience prosecuting computer-implemented inventions across multiple jurisdictions, including Europe and the US, and has worked on applications relating to simulation and machine learning. She has developed experience in addressing patentability objections, with a focus on identifying and articulating the technical contribution of software-based inventions. Her practice also extends to medical devices, telecommunications, and power and energy technologies, and she has experience with registered designs.

She is familiar with the European patent grant and validation process and works with foreign associates to meet local requirements. Eve also supports colleagues in reviewing Unitary Patent Court decisions and prepares commentary on relevant case law developments.

Eve holds a PhD in Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering from the University of Glasgow, where her research focused on the design and fabrication of implantable neural probes for epilepsy treatment as part of the Horizon 2020 HERMES-FET project. Her work included hands-on experience in fabrication at the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre, which informs her understanding of complex electronic and medical technologies.

Client Work & Case Experience

• Individual inventors, start-ups and SMEs — supporting the commercialisation of inventions and the development of patent portfolios in areas including robotics and renewable energy.
• Universities and research organisations — working with academic inventors and technology transfer teams to identify patentable inventions and prosecute applications across multiple jurisdictions.
• Multinational companies — assisting with the prosecution and management of large patent portfolios in the electronics sector.