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Tel:
Work 020 7400 8000
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Dr James Boon

Tel:
Work +44 207400 8367
Email:
Bristows

Work Department

IP and patent litigation.

Position

Partner in the IP department handling all aspects of IP litigation with a particular emphasis on patents, and related advisory work. His practice covers a diverse range of technical subject matter from 3G mobile telecommunications and optical data storage to immunoassay techniques and pharmaceuticals. He has acted in a number of high-profile IP disputes, including the Aerotel/Macrossan Court of Appeal ruling on patentability of business methods and software. Clients he has worked for in 2010/11 include Siemens, Pratt & Whitney and IPCom.

Career

Trained Freshfields; qualified 2002; associate Bristows 2002; partner 2011 to date.

Education

The Campion School, Essex; St Andrews University (1994 MSci Optoelectronics, 1998 PhD Optoelectronics); The College of Law (1999 CPE, 2000 LPC); Bristol University (2004 diploma Intellectual Property Law and Practice).

Leisure

Family, cycling, skateboarding, photography.

Practice Areas

Intellectual property

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