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James Love

James is a partner and national head of Intellectual Property. His expertise extends to all aspects of intellectual property including patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, passing off, database rights and confidential information. He has top level experience, spanning more than 30 years, of the protection, exploitation, challenge and enforcement of intellectual property including disputes in the Supreme Court. Work examples include patent litigation, cybersquatting, intellectual asset management, anti-counterfeiting, brand enforcement, licensing, commercial contracts and franchising, mediation, IT and software issues, and search and seize orders (including as supervising solicitor). Assisted by a Cambridge University science degree, James is also a solicitor- advocate, giving him full rights of audience in the higher courts. · Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Litigation

About

James Love is a partner and national head of Intellectual Property at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in England, with more than 30 years' experience in the protection, exploitation, challenge and enforcement of intellectual property. He is a solicitor-advocate with a Cambridge University science degree and has acted in high‑level disputes (including in the Supreme Court) and on matters such as patent litigation, brand enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, licensing, IT/software issues and search-and-seize orders.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationTechnology / ITCommercial ContractsAlternative Dispute Resolution

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Expertise

PatentsPatent LitigationTrade MarksCopyrightDesignsPassing OffDatabase RightsConfidential InformationCybersquattingAnti-counterfeitingBrand EnforcementLicensingFranchisingIT & Software issuesIntellectual Asset ManagementSearch and Seize OrdersMediation

Education

  • Cambridge University — Science degree

Admissions

  • Solicitor-Advocate (England) — full rights of audience in higher courts
  • Qualified as a solicitor (England), 1991