James Whymark
James is the current head of the IP Product and Content Enforcement Team at Facebook. The team is responsible for providing strategic IP advice on all new product launches across the family of Facebook products (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Oculus) and manages the protection and enforcement of Facebook’s original content. James also supports the review and implementation of new IP legal and regulatory requirements that impact Facebook products and services.
Prior to joining Facebook, James was senior associate at Baker McKenzie London specialising in IP and technology law as well as undertaking secondments at Unilever, British American Tobacco and the Organising Committee for the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games. James has extensive experience counselling on trade mark, copyright, design and patent issues as well as conducting litigation in the UK and EU.