Myles Jelf

BEng Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London
PhD Carbon-fibre Composites, University of Cambridge Department
Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Bristol
 
Solicitor Advocate
 
Qualified 1997
Partner 2005
 
Myles specialises in intellectual property matters with an emphasis on litigation.  His practice covers the full range of intellectual property rights from copyright and trade mark disputes for film and television production companies through to high-tech patent litigation for multinational telecoms companies.  Myles is also part of Bristows competition department with experience of handling competition disputes before the UK courts and the European Commission. His work within this department has given him considerable experience in the interface between IPRs and anti-trust issues.
 
Myles' post-doctoral level engineering training particularly suits him to the more technically demanding cases within his patent practice.  Recent cases within this practice have focussed on the computing, telecoms and biometrics sectors.  Outside of that practice, Myles' clients come from diverse sectors; they include shampoo producers, the aerospace industry, computer games platform producers and globally based automobile manufacturers. 
 
Myles is head of Bristows' Computer Games and Media group.
 
Myles is a qualified Solicitor-Advocate with full rights of audience before all the UK's civil courts.  He is a member of AIPPI and EPLAW.
 
Directory credentials 
Recommended in The Legal 500 (2009 edition) and Chambers and Partners 2010.

Recommended in Legal Experts (2010 edition) a Media and Entertainment Lawyer.

" ... perceived to be making strides, as is Myles Jelf, who is described as "thoughtful, and able to grapple with hi-tech material." He takes on a broad spread of IP matters." - Chambers and Partners, 2010