Partner Ian Gill attends the 40th Anniversary of IACC’s spring conference Partner and Trade Mark Attorney Ian Gill attended the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition’s( IACC) 2019 Annual Spring Conference, in Boston, MA, in the days before INTA where more than 500 attendees from 50 countries gathered at the largest Spring Conference in the organisation’s history…. Read more »
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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.
Past Events
INTA’s 141st Annual Meeting – Boston 2019
Partners and Trade Mark Attorneys Ian Gill, Rachel Havard and Sarah Darby along with Litigation Partner Geoff Hussey and Patent Attorney and Partner Nick South represented AA Thornton at the INTA 141st Annual Meeting in Boston this year. With the increasing importance of brands to consumers, companies and the global economy, the INTA Annual… Read more »
AA Thornton attends the Wearable Technology Show 2019
Reporting on the Wearable Technology Show AA Thornton recently attended the Wearable Technology Show 2019 in London to explore the direction in which innovation is being driven in the wearables market. The event hosted an array of innovative start-ups, many of which were exhibiting ingenious technology derived from truly pioneering ideas. The technology on show… Read more »
Julie Barrett-Major speaks at Queen Mary University
Reporting on the Queen Mary University’s Life Sciences, Cosmetics and Intellectual Property seminars for CNIPA Consulting Patent Attorney Julie Barrett-Major recently gave two 3-hour seminars at the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) earlier this month on Life Sciences, Cosmetics and Intellectual Property. The two seminars formed part of the QMUL’s programme of education and training… Read more »
AA Thornton again takes part in the Praktika Extern programme
We were delighted to once again participate in the European Patent Office (EPO) Praktika Extern programme. The programme provides an opportunity for EPO examiners to spend several weeks with a host firm and this year we were very pleased to welcome EPO examiner Michele Squeri into our Engineering, Physics & Mechanical devices and Chemistry, Biotechnology… Read more »
UK-China IP Symposium highlights importance of innovation
Trade Mark Attorney and Partner Ian Gill spoke at the 2017 UK China symposium, which took place in London on Thursday 22 September. Co-hosted by the UK Intellectual Property Office and China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), this annual flagship event for UK-China IP co-operation formed part of a week of UK-China IP related activity. Click… Read more »
Partner Ian Gill gives a talk on ‘Practical Advice for the Creative Industries’
Note: This is an edited version of a talk given by Ian Gill on “Practical Advice for the Creative Industries” with a particular focus on designs and copyright at the UK-China IP Symposium on 22 September 2017 When considering what to discuss I looked for input on what the creative industries want and I found… Read more »
INTA 138th Annual Meeting
Partners of the firm and Registered Trade Mark Attorneys Ian Gill and Rachel Havard represented the firm at the INTA 138th Annual Meeting, at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, FL from 21-25 May 2016.
IACC 2016 Annual Spring Conference
Ian Gill, Partner and Patent & Trade Mark Attorney will represent the firm at the IACC 2016 Annual Spring Conference at the Hyatt Regency Orlando from 18-20 May 2016.
World Nano Summit 2016 @ Business Rocks
We exhibited and presented on ‘Intellectual Property for start-ups – What you need to know’ at the World Nano Summit 2016 @ Business Rocks on 21 April.
