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Solve Intelligence and HGF Partner to Deliver Custom AI Patent Drafting Workflows
Solve Intelligence is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with HGF, one of Europe’s leading intellectual property firms. The collaboration is focused on a clear objective: customising AI-driven drafting workflows to meet the specific needs of HGF and some of its clients.
Rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all approach, HGF is working closely with Solve Intelligence to shape how the drafting platform behaves across different technologies, client preferences, and drafting styles. The built-in, customisable features available in Solve’s platform are what makes this possible.
"We evaluated the field carefully before committing. Solve Intelligence delivered the drafting quality our attorneys demand and integrated seamlessly into how they already work. We are investing in the foundation for HGF's future practice."
Richard Hodkinson, Chief Technology Officer at HGF
Moving Beyond Generic AI Drafting
A key challenge in AI adoption for patent drafting is that generic outputs rarely meet the standards required in practice. Differences in client expectations, technical fields, and internal drafting approaches mean that flexibility is critical.
HGF’s approach reflects this reality:
- Adapting drafting outputs to align with client-specific preferences
- Embedding firm-specific style and structural conventions
- Ensuring consistency across teams working in similar technical domains
This shifts AI from a general-purpose drafting aid to a more tailored system that reflects how the firm’s attorneys actually work.
How HGF is Customising Solve Intelligence
HGF is actively configuring the Solve Intelligence drafting module to support more precise, client-aligned outputs.
This includes:
- Adjusting how applications are structured depending on client requirements
- Tailoring claim language and fallback positions to preferred styles
- Incorporating prior work product to guide tone, terminology, and level of detail
- Iterating on outputs to reflect different levels of drafting conservatism
These customisations allow attorneys to generate patent application drafts that are closer to “client-ready” from the outset, reducing rework while maintaining full attorney control, and allowing HGF attorneys to focus on areas requiring commercial and legal judgement.
A Practitioner-Led Implementation
Importantly, this is not a static deployment. HGF’s attorneys are working closely with attorneys at Solve Intelligence and are directly involved in refining how the system behaves in practice.
This ongoing feedback loop ensures that:
- Outputs improve over time in line with real drafting decisions
- The system reflects jurisdictional-specific drafting requirements
- Customisation evolves alongside client needs and portfolio strategies
"At HGF, the quality of a patent is set at the drafting stage. Solve Intelligence takes the routine effort out of drafting so our attorneys can concentrate their expertise where it matters most. It lets us draft more efficiently without ever compromising the technical rigour our clients rely on us for."
Richard Hodkinson, Chief Technology Officer at HGF
What This Signals for the Market
This partnership highlights a broader shift in how leading firms are adopting AI for patent drafting.
The focus should not be on generic automation but rather move towards:
- Firm-specific and client-specific configuration
- Greater control over drafting style and legal positioning
- AI systems that reflect institutional knowledge, not just public data
In practice, the firms that benefit most from AI will be those that actively shape and customise the tools they use. It is exactly this approach that HGF has chosen.
David Joo, Founding Member of Solve Intelligence, states:
“I have seen HGF in practice for the past decade and it is clear why their clients consider them Europe’s IP firm of choice. HGF delivers commercially focussed and technology-enabled solutions, guided by their core values in people and excellence.”
Looking Ahead
Solve Intelligence and HGF will continue to deepen this collaboration, with a focus on expanding customisation capabilities and embedding them more deeply into drafting workflows.
For patent professionals, the key question is no longer whether to use AI in drafting, but how far it can be tailored to reflect the way they and their clients actually work.
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