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James Varley

Venner Shipley

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Position: Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Practice Areas:
Patent strategy & counseling
Patent
Patent prosecution
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Computer technology & services
ICT & software
Artificial intelligence
Languages:
English
Profile

James is a European and Chartered Patent Attorney working in our electronics and engineering team.

James has experience in drafting and prosecuting patents across a range of subjects, with a particular focus on Machine Learning, Image Processing and Quantum Computing. He also has experience in UK patent litigation and Due Diligence. James has also assisted a number of start-ups with their IP strategy, providing advice from the initial funding stage up until successful exit.

Year Joined Firm: 2017

Education/Alumni:

James studied Physics at the University of Oxford as an undergraduate, specialising in Condensed Matter and Theoretical Physics. During his final year, he worked on a project modelling the behaviour of Topological Insulators. James followed his undergraduate degree by undertaking a PhD in Condensed Matter Theory at Imperial College London. His research involved studying the properties of exotic superfluid states.

James has also successfully completed the CIPA litigation skills course.

Address:
TIDE Bankside 8 Emerson Street London SE1 9DU
United Kingdom
Tel:+442076004212 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.vennershipley.co.uk/