Patents

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.

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.

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

Currently actively learning French.

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

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