James Cross

Practice Areas

Patents, IP litigation & dispute resolution, IP strategy

Career

James has been a partner of Maucher Jenkins for 23 years and currently manages the IT department, having introduced an entirely paperless document management system in 2009.

James advises blue chip clients on worldwide patent protection, portfolio management and enforcement, as well as freedom to operate. His technical expertise includes mobile and contactless payment systems, wireless chipsets, mobile satellite and terrestrial cellular communications, satellite broadcast receivers and personal video recorders, biometric scanners, green tech, automotive and aircraft engineering, domestic appliances and thermostatic controls.

Publications

‘The benefits of the EPO-CNIPA PCT deal’, Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS, December 2019.

'Innovation Capture - Identifying and Protecting IP', Financier Worldwide, January 2018.

'Roundtable - Resolving Patent Disputes', Financier Worldwide, October 2017.

Industry Sector Expertise

Engineering & physics; IT, software, electronics & AI; telecommunications; fintech