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James St.Ville, 8 New Square

James St.Ville KC is very experienced across patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, confidential information and parallel imports as well as IT, internet, database and software disputes.

Chambers UK has described him as “well regarded for his attention to detail and commerciality”, “extremely intelligent, thoughtful, thorough, careful, very good on his feet and a real pleasure to work with.” “His preparation on every case is superb and detailed, and he has first-class drafting”.

Before taking silk he was consistently recommended as a Leading Junior in Intellectual Property by Chambers UK and Information Technology by the Legal 500 and is a chartered engineer with substantial commercial experience of electronics, optical communications and engineering.  His patent work includes electronics, mechanical and medical devices, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and engineering disputes.  Before becoming a barrister he was leader of the Optical Communications Networks Team at GEC-Marconi Research.

James is an author of Russell-Clarke and Howe on Industrial Designs (10th Edition, 2022) with Martin Howe KC and Ashton Chantrielle.  He has been instructed in the High Court, Patents Court, Technology and Construction Court, Court of Appeal, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), UK IPO, EU IPO (formerly OHIM), EPO, EU General Court and the High Court in Northern Ireland.