Jane Cornwell joined the University of Edinburgh as a lecturer in intellectual property law in October 2010. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, she qualified and practised as a solicitor in the intellectual property team at Linklaters LLP in London. She has since then spent several years practising at McGrigors LLP in Edinburgh, most recently in the position of Director jointly leading the firm's contentious intellectual property team. Jane's expertise covers a wide range of IP rights, including patents and breach of confidence; her present teaching and research interests include trade marks, designs and remedies for infringement, with a particular interest in the effect of European harmonisation within these areas.