Qualifications

Chartered Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary and Westfield College,
Masters degree in Chemistry, University College, Oxford.

Experience

Chemical
Pharmaceutical
Medical devices including inhalers, surgical instruments, and operating tables
Mining
Polymers

James has worked in patents since 1991. Prior to setting up J. P. Peel & Co Ltd, he was head of patents and the managing partner of the London office of a national IP firm. The office was based in Barnes in south west London.

James has also worked as an in-house patent attorney in Sweden for a global pharmaceutical company and in East Yorkshire for a fast moving consumer goods company. This experience of giving intellectual property advice to businesses with such diverse commercial strategies has given James an excellent basis for helping businesses find the right intellectual property strategy for them.

James is a contributor to the CIPA Guide to the Patents Act. He is a regular volunteer at the IP evening clinics run by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys on behalf of the UK Intellectual Property Office.

James has worked with a wide range of clients from multinational businesses in the chemical, pharmaceutical and mining fields to start-up companies with consumer/domestic products, medical device and chemical products. He has also worked with university and NHS technology transfer departments and overseas attorneys.

Having a degree in chemistry and experience in the pharmaceutical industry James is at home with chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical technologies.