It’s our people that make the difference
Our partners and attorneys are highly qualified and highly experienced to advise you in all areas of Intellectual Property law. We advise start-ups, SMEs, and multinational corporations and ensure that your inventions, brands and designs are expertly protected.
Corporate Social Responsibility
We strongly believe in the importance of providing ongoing support to charitable ventures.
Our ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2018 is Mind
Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem. But hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling. Mind is a mental health charity that offers information and advice to people with mental health problems. It also works to raise public awareness and understanding of issues relating to mental health.
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If you would like to find out more about the activities of Mind or want to make a donation, please visit their website at www.mind.org.uk/.
From Corporate to Classroom – the AAT outreach programme
Since 2015 AA Thornton have donated thirty-nine computers to Southend High School for Boys.
You can read more about our involvement, and see some of the students work here.
Other activities
- AA Thornton celebrates IP Inclusive Week
- This year 14 of our people ran the Standard Chartered Great City Race 2018 which raises money for the charity Seeing is believing
- We held a bake sale for Mind, our charity for this year, to raise money. You can see more here.
- Patent Attorney Chris Burnett raises money for the Movember Foundation . You can see his fundraising page here.
- Patent Attorney Alex Bone spent the day speaking to young people at the Cambridge Careers Fair in November about pursuing a career in IP.
- Patent Attorney Chris Burnett reports on a talk he gave to sixth formers at Hylands School in Chelmsford, Essex about careers in IP. You can read about his day here.
- Patent Attorney Stuart Greenwood completed the trio of London Marathon, RideLondon-100 and Swim Serpentine events raising money for a charity of his choice.
- 9 of our people took part in the The Great City Race 2017 which takes place in London every year, and this year raised money for the Charity Seeing is Believing.