James Taylor

James is a European and UK Patent Attorney who works with clients over a variety of technologies in the engineering, electronics and software fields.

His work covers all areas of patent practice including drafting and prosecuting patent applications, acting in oppositions and appeals at the EPO, along with opinion work such as Freedom-To-Operate and infringement matters.

James works with a wide range of clients across the UK and abroad, from multinational corporations to start-ups and private inventors, understanding their commercial goals and designing IP strategies to support these.

Outside of work, James enjoys going to gigs, cycling, and reading.

James has built direct experience across a variety of technologies, including:

• Video game technology
• Audio technology
• Medical devices
• Telecommunications
• Physical and digital security
• Nanotechnology
• Soft matter physics
• Mechanical and electronic devices
• Materials science
• Energy

European Patent Attorney
UK Patent Attorney
UPC Representative

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
Member of the European Patent Institute (EPI)

James graduated from the University of Leeds with a First Class Master’s degree in Physics.  During his studies, he spent a year at McMaster University where he focused on nanotechnology and soft matter physics, using this to develop novel liquid crystal devices after returning to Leeds.

James joined GJE in 2018 and qualified as a European and UK Patent Attorney in 2023.