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.
Les Nouvelles - Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
November 11, 2024
October 9-10, 2024 in Tokyo and Osaka
October 1 and 3, 2024
Kathryn Chabal, Ph.D., is a technical advisor in the firm’s Chemical Patent Prosecution group where she focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications for domestic and international clients. She is experienced in life sciences, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, and electrochemistry.
Prior to joining Oblon, Dr. Chabal earned her doctoral degree from the University of Utah, where she studied fundamental chemical reaction processes such as water oxidation and oxygen atom transfer using spectroscopic, electrochemical, and computational methods.
Following graduation, Kathryn interned as a patent engineer at a firm in Colorado, where she focused on prosecuting patent applications in wireless communication, 5G technology, and artificial intelligence.