AA Thornton

We are a leading intellectual property firm based in London and Alicante. Our team of committed and passionate individuals include patent, trade mark and design attorneys, as well as litigation solicitors, working with clients across a huge range of technologies and commercial fields. We provide the full range of IP services to clients around the world, from prosecution to litigation, in patent law, trade mark, design and copyright law.

Having an excellent understanding of our clients’ industries and the challenges they face is key to us delivering commercial, insightful legal advice. Our highly qualified industry teams are made up of attorneys and solicitors who work together to share knowledge and experience. We firmly believe it’s our people that make the difference and that this sets us apart from others. Simply stated, we speak our clients’ technical language!

We offer a completely bespoke service at a competitive price. We pride ourselves on our genuine desire to understand the way clients want to work with us, and provide every client with a personalised, superior service that reflects their commercial needs. Our advice is always in-depth, commercial and accessible. We ensure that your inventions, brands and designs are expertly protected and your risks are minimised.

Our corporate vision is “To be your preferred intellectual property firm”

We are proud to be an award-winning firm

We are consistently ranked and noted in leading Intellectual Property legal directories including:

• The Legal 500

• Chambers & Partners

• WTR 1000

• Managing IP Stars

• Financial Times

• Juve Patent

• IAM Patent 1000

IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2022: This week saw publication of the report ‘IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2022’ in which Dr Craig Turner’s “stellar track record before the EPO” was noted for his life science work. AA Thornton chairperson Adrian Bennett was recommended for mechanical engineering and Mike Jennings was identified as a “strategic thinker”. Mike particularly wishes to thank clients who told IAM’s researchers that “Mike is top-class in terms of his knowledge, skills and expertise. He is highly regarded as an AI expert and provides creative solutions.”

This adds to recent recommendations for the firm in the Financial Times report Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms, and recent recognition for Dr Varuni Paranavitane and Dr Simon Davies in WIPR Patent Leaders Directory 2022.

Legal 500 2021
Our patent attorneys: ‘The team are innovative and creative in their responses on challenging issues in software and telecoms prosecution. They listen to feedback, work to understand the business goals, and then work to create a path to issuance with those elements at the front of their mind. Their success rate and the quality of the claims they obtain is consistently high – an excellent combination.’

‘Great attention to details. They advise businesses and draft patents with the commercial aspects in mind.’

Our trade mark attorneys: 'The AAT team is extremely talented and their technical IP expertise is impressive. They are great at adapting to the client’s business needs and they appoint the most appropriate team member to each matter.’

'A great team of specialist trade mark attorneys and practitioners. Down-to-earth, business-friendly advice from people who not only know the technicalities of trade mark law and practice here and elsewhere, but understand how trade marks work for businesses.’

Our litigation solicitors: 'Exceptional knowledge and experience in complex IP litigation, including in the area of complex emerging technologies.

'Geoff Hussey simplifies everything and makes managing litigation easy for in-house counsel. A strategic, pragmatic and commercially minded lawyer, he knows how to read adversaries and when to apply leverage. Straightforward and easy to work with.'

Chambers & Partners 2021
"My overall impression is one of a very professional and approachable organisation that takes you carefully and clearly through the complexity of the legal issues"

"very knowledgeable both in the subject matter and in the legal aspects of prosecution," adding: "They are very efficient and extremely thorough in their analysis."

"extensive range of skills and experience."