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… Read more »
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Past Events
A.A. Thornton & Co. 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… Read more »
Cupid’s arrow hits the mark: eHarmony succeed in opposing registration of “matchedharmony”
In a decision handed down on Friday 10 February 2017, the UK IPO refused an application of Robert Magill to register the mark “matchedharmony” in relation to “online dating via a website; dating services”. The opposition was filed by A.A. Thornton & Co. on behalf of one of the leading providers of online dating services,… 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.
Intellectual Property & Innovation Summit 2016
Dr Lawrence King presented on the Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court at the China Intellectual Property & Innovation Summit, which took place in Shanghai, China from 14-15 April. Mike Jennings, Partner and Patent Attorney also represented the firm at the two day event.
26th International Global IP ConfEx
Alex Bone, Principal Patent Attorney attended the 26th International Global Legal IP ConfEx at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London on 16 March.