J A Kemp > London, England > Firm Profile

J A Kemp
80 Turnmill Street
London
EC1M 5QU
England

Email firm Visit website 020 3077 8600 020 7430 1000

TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys Tier 1

J A Kemp's sizeable patent attorneys team has offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, and Munich, and its broad offering encompasses drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications before the EPO and internationally, as well as advising clients on strategic matters, such as FTO and developing portfolios. Its client roster is diverse and includes start-ups, spinouts, multinational companies, and academic institutions across the UK, Europe, the US, and Japan. Ravi Srinivasan leads the pharmaceuticals team, senior partner Nigel Price heads up the engineering and IT pracitce, and Amanda Simons chairs the chemistry and pharmaceuticals group. Other key members of the team include biotechnology and life sciences head Patrick Campbell, Mark Roberts, who spearheads the medical devices team, software group lead John Leeming, and Andrew Bentham, who heads up the plant science and agriculture group.

Practice head(s):

Nigel Price; Amanda Simons; Patrick Campbell; Mark Roberts; Ravi Srinivasan; John Leeming; Andrew Bentham

Other key lawyers:

James Cracknell; James Egleton; Sarah Roques; Ian MacLeod; Graham Lewis; Toby Hopkin; Hermione Thompson; Tom Leanse

Testimonials

‘The different functions of the company link together well, providing a seamless service to clients.’

‘Confidence and trust can be placed in Mark Roberts more than many other European patent attorneys.’

‘A streamlined process for engaging JA Kemp as representation, with excellent technical and legal expertise.’

‘The partners will always make the extra effort to answer the client and will stay available for client’s prorities’

‘John Leeming is particularly good.’

‘Amanda Simons and James Cracknell are always available for a discussion and always prompt the client when a response is needed or a deadline approaches.’

‘James Egleton can do it all and is fantastic to work with.’

‘Sarah Roques has the measured and sophisticated gravitas of a skilled orator and Ian MacLeod’s broad experience is bar none.’

Key clients

Amazon

BASF

Bristol-Meyers Squibb

Cambridge University

Eli Lilly

GSK

L’Oreal

Lockheed Martin

Oxford University

Raspberry Pi Trading

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Ricoh

Roche

Samsonite

Stanford University

Toyota Motor Corporation

TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys Tier 1

J A Kemp has offices located across the UK, including in London, Oxford, Cambridge, as well as in Paris and Munich. The team advises clients on a wide range of trade mark strategy matters, including filing, defending, and opposing applications in the UK, Europe, and globally. Its impressive client roster includes domestic corporations, start-ups, spin-outs, and growing businesses, as well as international corporations and prestigious academic institutions; it is also regularly instructed by US, Japanese, and Scandinavian clients. ‘Outstanding’ trade mark lead James Fish also heads up the firm’s Paris-based trade mark practice, and Tom Albertini chairs the designs offering. Other key names of note include Ben Mooneapillay in Oxford, and he supports clients in the luxury goods, entertainment, sports, food, fashion, and gaming sectors, and Charlotte Stirling in London, who handles the entire lifecycle of trade mark-related mandates.

Practice head(s):

James Fish; Tom Albertini

Other key lawyers:

Ben Mooneapillay; Charlotte Stirling; Aaron Newell; Scott Gardiner; Stephen Hodsdon

Testimonials

‘James Fish is always outstanding.’

‘James Fish is the top man, and he has always been superbly helpful.’

‘A friendly and commercially pragmatic team.’

‘Ben Mooneapillay is a highly-experienced and user-friendly attorney. He is responsive and provides excellent advice.’

‘Scott Gardiner is friendly and highly knowledgeable.’

‘Efficient and highly skilled team.’

‘Charlotte Stirling is very responsive and knowledgeable.’

Key clients

Adidas

Antonio Puig

Boardriders IP Holdings

Burts Snacks

Courtauld Institute of Art

Diversey

Fiit

GW Pharma

Halewood Artisanal Spirits

Hunter Douglas Industries

Lola’s Cupcakes

Mintel Group

MIPS

Nominet UK

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Ricoh

Rotary International

Seiko Holdings

Sensyne Health Group

The Hershey Company

The Royal British Legion

WHAT3WORDS

J A Kemp is one of the largest European patent and trade mark attorney firms, with offices in London, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge and Munich.

The firm prides itself on a pragmatic and strategic approach across all practice areas, supporting its clients’ changing needs at every stage of a project. Drafting; prosecution; opposition and litigation; non-contentious transactions and agreements; searching and assessment of validity / FTO; as well as global portfolio management: all are handled in-house with the utmost professionalism and attention to detail. J A Kemp attorneys routinely leverage their expertise and experience to propose creative solutions to complex problems in all areas – helping their clients’ businesses to grow.

The firm works for a huge variety of direct domestic (UK and European) and international clients, ranging from startups, spinouts and growing businesses, through to some of the largest corporations and most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Attorney firms in the USA, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea also routinely instruct J A Kemp on behalf of their clients, happy to rely upon the firm’s unparalleled ability to secure intellectual property protection within Europe and elsewhere.

J A Kemp’s patents team is rightly famed for the breadth and depth of its technical expertise in every area of science and technology, boasting over 80 science and technology graduates, including over 45 PhDs. Drawing from three broad client service groups: biotechnology and life sciences, chemistry and pharmaceuticals, and engineering and IT, the firm is adept at assembling cross-disciplinary teams able to handle even complex inventions which sit across technological boundaries. Areas of particular expertise include antibodies and biologics, bioinformatics, chemistry, cleantech, diagnostics and personalised medicine, electronics and electrical technology, engineering, IT and software, manufacturing, materials and metallurgy, medical devices and technology, optics, pharmaceuticals, plant science and agriculture, polymers, regenerative medicine, semiconductors, vaccines and immunology. J A Kemp has a well-deserved reputation for excellence in patent oppositions and appeals before the European Patent Office, as well as in its specialist team handling supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) across Europe.

The senior professionals leading J A Kemp’s dedicated trade marks team are drawn from major international law firms. The team has the expertise and resources to handle any trade mark matter, with particular expertise in the registration of unusual or otherwise difficult marks, including shape marks and marks that require evidence of acquired distinctiveness. J A Kemp’s trade mark attorneys are experienced in dispute resolution and opposition and related enforcement issues. The firm also offers a range of specialist services to protect clients’ brands online, including domain name monitoring, portfolio rationalisation, domain name disputes, anti-phishing and impersonation, website and social media takedowns, as well as handling all aspects of design protection in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

J A Kemp provides support for contentious intellectual property matters in the High Court of England and Wales, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the UK Intellectual Property Office, the European Patent Office and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), plus their respective appeal courts. The IP Litigation and Dispute Resolution Support Group combines in-depth knowledge of patents, trade marks and designs. The Group consists of qualified solicitors, patent and trade mark attorney litigators who provide support services in order to achieve successful outcomes for the firm’s clients.

J A Kemp is a client-focused and commercially aware firm with the breadth and depth of expertise to handle any intellectual property matter.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Chair of the management committee	John Leeming
Biotechnology and life sciences	Patrick Campbell
Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	Amanda Simons
Engineering and IT	Nigel Price
Trade marks and designs	James Fish
Medical devices	Mark Roberts
Pharmaceuticals	Ravi Srinivasan

Name	Position	Profile
Tom Albertini	Partner, European and UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Litigator	View Profile
Guy Brain	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Patrick Campbell	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Andrew Clark	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Anthony Duckett	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
James Fish	Partner, European and UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Solicitor	View Profile
Dr Dominic Forsythe	Partner, European Patent Attorney (EPA), UK Patent Attorney, French Patent Attorney (CPI),…	View Profile
Kieron Grehan	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Toby Hopkin	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Henry Hunt-Grubbe	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Martin Jackson	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator, Patent Attorney Litigator	View Profile
Tom Leanse	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
John Leeming	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator, Patent Attorney Litigator	View Profile
Dr Graham Lewis	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Ian MacLeod	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
James Main	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator	View Profile
Chris Milton	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Aaron Newell	Partner, Solicitor	View Profile
Dr Jimmy Nicholls	Partner, European Patent Attorney (EPA), UK Patent Attorney, French Patent Attorney (CPI),…	View Profile
Dr David Power	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Tanja Preissner	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Stuart Raynor	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Mark Roberts	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Joanne Roberts	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Sarah Roques	Of Counsel, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Joseph Simon-Brown	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Ravi Srinivasan	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator, Patent Attorney Litigator	View Profile
Charlotte Stirling	Partner, UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney	View Profile
Dr Andreas Theisen	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Hermione Thompson	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
Dr Lucy Williams	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile