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James Turner

023 8071 9500 jat@dyoung.com View profile

Work Department

Patents

Position

Since 1999 James has led a growing team of attorneys which serves the Sony group of companies, and which has provided almost 50 years of continuous service to Sony Corporation.

Alongside his work on video processing and virtual reality, James works on microprocessor and integrated circuit designs. James also provides advice to universities and their spin-off companies, including preparing documents for company flotation. James has gained experience working for clients in Japan and other Asian countries. As part of his work, he often visits the region and he has studied the Japanese language for many years.

As well as his work as an attorney, James is also involved in regulatory roles. He has been a Board Member of the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) since 2012.

Career

Chartered patent attorney 1993 (awarded Gill Prize for highest marks in the 1992 UK qualifying examination); European patent attorney 1993.

James worked as a research engineer for the BBC before joining D Young & Co in 1991, after a period in-house with IBM s UK patent department.

Languages

James has an Institute of Linguistics Preliminary Certificate in written and spoken Japanese.

Currently actively learning French.

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA); European Patent Institute (epi).

Education

Keble College, University of Oxford (MA in Physics); Queen Mary College, University of London (Certificate in Intellectual Property Law).