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James St Ville KC

UK Bar 2026

8 New Square

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property

London (Bar)

21 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

James specialises in intellectual property (including patents, EPO oppositions, confidential information, registered and unregistered designs, copyright, database rights, trade marks and passing off). He also deals with IT, computer contract, complex engineering, electronics and software disputes. He has expertise in interim injunctions including search orders, freezing orders, Norwich Pharmacal orders, disk imaging orders and delivery up of source code. He is a chartered engineer with substantial experience of electronics, optical communications and commercial research.

Recent cases include Cabo v MGA (ongoing 2021), Centek v Giles (2020), TQ Delta v ZyXEL [2020] FSR 10 (CA), Prosyscor v Netsweeper (2019), Spin Master v PMS [2018] ECDR 22, Epoch v Character Options [2017] FSR 42, M&S v Asda Stores [2017] FSR 11, Positec v Husqvarna [2016] Bus LR 714, VPG v Air-Weigh [2016] FSR 4 and P&G v Star Global [2016] RPC 19.

Career

Called 1995, Gray's Inn. Bar of Northern Ireland, 2014.

Professional Memberships

IPBA; ChBA; CEng; MIET.

Publications

Russell-Clarke and Howe on Industrial Designs (9th and 10th Editions).

Personal

Plays jazz flute. Board member Clod Ensemble theatre company and the Alfred Fagon Awards. Educated St. John’s College, Cambridge University (First in Engineering and Electrical Sciences). Resides London.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Intellectual Property - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

James St Ville KC is a highly experienced barrister who is well regarded for his attention to detail and commerciality. Sources appreciate the thoughtful and cautious approach he brings to trials. His experience includes the handling of copyright, patent and trade mark infringement disputes. His other areas of ability include database rights and design rights litigation. He is a good choice for IPEC, Patents Court and appellate proceedings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

James St Ville is a fantastic barrister.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
His analysis is really good, and he is a really good leader to work with.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar
James is forensic in his approach. He is all over the finer details of the case.
Intellectual PropertyUK Bar