About
Jimmy Nicholls is a Partner at J A Kemp (partner since 2016) and a qualified European, UK and French patent attorney and European patent litigator, based in J A Kemp’s Paris office. He advises biotechnology and life sciences clients on drafting, prosecuting and litigating patent portfolios across Europe, the US and elsewhere, and handles oppositions, appeals and freedom-to-operate opinions.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationBiotechnology & Life Sciences
Office
Expertise
ImmunologyAntibodies & antibody discoveryGenetic engineeringNucleic acid amplificationBiosensorsAgriculture & food technologyGenetics & protein biochemistryTransgenic animal platformsPatent oppositions & appeals; freedom-to-operate and portfolio analysis
Education
- University of Oxford, Masters Degree in Biochemistry
- Cancer Research UK and University College London, PhD in Molecular Biology
Admissions
- European Patent Attorney (EPA)
- UK Patent Attorney
- French Patent Attorney (CPI)
- European Patent Litigator (UPC representative)
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- Member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)
Languages
EnglishFrench