Headquartered within steps of the USPTO with an affiliate office in Tokyo, Oblon is one of the largest law firms in the United States focused exclusively on intellectual property law.
1968
Norman Oblon with Stanley Fisher and Marvin Spivak launched what was to become Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, one of the nation's leading full-service intellectual property law firms.
Outside the US, we service companies based in Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and farther corners of the world. Our culturally aware attorneys speak many languages, including Japanese, French, German, Mandarin, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Chinese.
Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.
From the minute you walk through our doors, you'll become a valuable part of a team that fosters a culture of innovation, client service and collegiality.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued final rules implementing the inventor's oath or declaration provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) on August 14, 2012.
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Bogdan A. Zinchenko is a senior attorney in Oblon’s Electrical Patent Prosecution group. His practice focuses on various aspects of patent law including patent drafting, prosecution, counseling and litigation support. Mr. Zinchenko, who is a former electrical engineer, works primarily in the electrical, software and mechanical arts. His legal experience includes matters involving analog/digital integrated circuits, automotive technologies, computer networks, defense systems, fabrication, liquid crystal displays, medical devices, natural language processing (NLP), semiconductor devices, telecommunications and video processing.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Zinchenko worked at a DC based general practice firm, preparing and prosecuting patent applications and counseling a variety of clients primarily on the development of IP strategies and patent portfolio management.