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J A Kemp > Firm Profile

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

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Tom Albertini	Partner, European and UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Litigator	View Profile
	Lucy Barnes	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
	Kieron Grehan	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Stephen Hodsdon	Partner, UK Patent and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Litigator	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, Litigator	View Profile
	Celia Keen	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Tom Leanse	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
	John Leeming	Partner, Patent Attorney, Litigator	View Profile
	Dr Graham Lewis	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Dr Ian MacLeod	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	James Main	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Chris Milton	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Aaron Newell	Partner, Solicitor	View Profile
	Dr David Power	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Nigel Price	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Dr Stuart Raynor	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Joanne Roberts	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Mark Roberts	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Sarah Roques	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Jane Sexton	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Samuel Smith	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Ravi Srinivasan	Partner, Patent Attorney, Litigator	View Profile
	Charlotte Stirling	Partner, European Trade Mark Attorney	View Profile
	Hermione Thompson	Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney	View Profile
	Simon Wright	Partner, Patent Attorney	View Profile