James Fox
Senior Associate
London
James Fox
Senior Associate
London
Contact details
James specialises in patent, Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and FRAND litigation across all areas of technology, but with a specific focus on the High Tech and telecoms fields. James has particularly expansive experience of working with a diverse range of clients, with recent cases focussing on technologies such as SEP in the telecoms sphere, LED lighting special effects for film and television and laser-based countermeasures against heat-seeking missiles.
James has a passion for the High Tech field and has advised on some of the biggest, most complex and globally high profile pieces of litigation in the sector. James has spoken at international conferences on the subject of jurisdictional challenges facing the resolution of global telecommunications, FRAND and SEP disputes.
James read law at the University of Cambridge, where he was an Exhibitioner of Peterhouse and served as President of the Cambridge University Law Society. Before joining Allen & Overy James spent time on secondment at GlaxoSmithKline.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford, 2017
President, Cambridge University Law Society, 2010-2011
MA, Law, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, 2011
Related articles
Publications: 06 October 2023
The IP Arbitration Podcast Episode 5: Arbitration as an option for FRAND disputes
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Publications: 22 September 2023
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The IP Arbitration Podcast Episode 3: Ever heard of Baseball arbitration?
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford, 2017
President, Cambridge University Law Society, 2010-2011
MA, Law, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, 2011
Recognition
James Fox – Bright, extraordinarily charming and tactically astute. An outstanding associate who is destined not to be one for much longer!
Legal 500 UK: Intellectual Property: Patents 2022
James Fox is an associate that took my breath away. He is an absolute class act and is a star partner in the making.
Legal 500, 2021
I can’t recommend him highly enough. He is diligent, hardworking, intelligent – everything you want in a senior associate
Chambers UK, 2021
James Fox is bright, extremely hardworking and very pleasant to work with. A real people person, he understands the importance of the relationship with everybody he works with, from leading counsel to the junior staff. One to watch for the future.
Chambers UK, 2021
Publications
- Fox, J. et al. (2018); 40 Issue 2 “UK Threats: Worldwide Consequences” European Intellectual Property Review.
